# Genomatica

Commenced operations July 11, 2025, at a major Iowa facility (partnership with HELM AG for distribution); GENO™ BDO is chemically identical to fossil BDO, passes drop-in quality tests by Tier-1 polymer producers; capacity undisclosed but sufficient to supply multiple Fortune 500 polymer customers simultaneously.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/genomatica/
Updated: 2026-06-24

- Country: United States

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | $388 million in total cumulative funding | https://compworth.com/company/genomatica, https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/genomatica/z0t8oef176gdy2kzv |
| Capacity | 66,000 metric tons per year at the Eddyville, Iowa facility | https://cen.acs.org/business/biobased-chemicals/field-biobased-dreams-rises-Iowa/103/web/2025/07, https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250710630844/en/Qore-Launches-in-Eddyville-Iowa-Ushering-in-Large-Scale-Corn-Processing-for-Bio-Based-Solutions, https://www.chemengonline.com/qore-starts-up-large-scale-bio-based-butanediol-plant-in-iowa/ |
| Headcount | 234 employees as of March 31, 2026 [medium confidence] | https://compworth.com/company/genomatica, https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/genomatica/z0t8oef176gdy2kzv |
| Revenue | $48 million in 2020 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2021/07/27/in-latest-win-for-the-bio-economy-genomatica-raises-118-million-led-by-novo-holdings-sustainability/ |
| Production site | Eddyville, Iowa (operated by Qore); Bottrighe, Italy (first licensed plant) | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/worlds-largest-geno-bio-bdo-100000528.html, https://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/geno-opens-world-largest-bio-bdo-plant-in-iowa-37909, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-largest-geno-bio-bdo-plant-commences-operations-in-iowa-302503070.html |

Independent sources: businesswire.com, cen.acs.org, chemanalyst.com, chemengonline.com, compworth.com, finance.yahoo.com, forbes.com, prnewswire.com, thecompanycheck.com

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