Polybion

Industry

Energy, Bioprocess equipment, Paints & coatings, Textiles & leather, Waste & circular economy

Topics

Cellulose, viscose & lyocell fibres, Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation

Role

Producer — “…vertically integrated pilot plant for mycelium materials; advancing a high-performance leather alternative fro…”

Why it is bioeconomy

Polybion is a biotechnology company that produces Celium, a premium cultivated cellulose biomaterial derived from agro-industrial fruit waste through bacterial fermentation.

Found via

[Asia] Bluepha 蓝晶微生物; [Asia] Mycotech Lab (MYCL); [Asia] OnDemandBio

Products: Fungicel; Celium; toiletry bag; cardholder

Applications

garment panel · bag shell · lighting element · furniture detailing · Textiles · Fashion · Furniture · Lighting

Customers & partners

Polybion · Lalaland Production and Design

Production sites

Mexico — Mycelium materials · bacterial cellulose · Los Angeles — Next-generation materials and accessories. · Mexico — Celium™ · FOAK I — 1.1 million square feet annually; Celium™ · Mexico — Batch process, grown to order; Celium™

Products (website)

Fungicel — A biomaterial developed from mycelium. · Celium — A cell-based leather alternative derived from bacterial cellulose. · Celium™ · toiletry bag — Crafted in denim blue, made with Celium™. · cardholder — Made with Celium™, featuring a violacein color. · Celium™ — Premium Cultivated Cellulose. · Celium™ — A cell-based biotextile made through bio-assembled materials. · Celium™ — Premium cultivated cellulose for various applications.

Read from the company's own website: about · products · production · rnd · contact · sustainability · topic · topic

Subsidiaries: Fungi Lab

• 2026-08-12 This design studio spent 10 years perfecting a lampshade made out of bacteria - Fast Company
  Polybion spent over a decade developing Celium, a bacterial cellulose biomaterial grown from agro‑industrial fruit waste that enables consumer lighting products with customizable texture, thickness, and finish. The material is produced in a fully integrated …
• 2026-09-25 Polybion's Cultivated Cellulose Reaches New York Fashion Week in Three CAMPILLO Runway Looks - Cultivated X
  Polybion is positioning itself as a scalable, biocrafted materials company that produces its cellulose-based Celium from bacteria using agroindustrial fruit waste, and is actively collaborating with fashion labels (e.g., CAMPILLO at NYFW) to showcase its …
• 2026-07-21 Polybion acerca su material sostenible Celium a la nueva generación de diseñadores mexicanos - FashionNetwork México
  Polybion is a Mexican company that develops high‑performance bioengineered materials from agro-industrial waste and living organisms, with Celium as its flagship cultivated cellulose. In 2026 it expanded collaboration with Mexican design students (Tecnológico …
• 2026-09-23 At New York Fashion Week, Campillo Cuts Three Looks From Cultivated Cellulose - Ethos
  Polybion is a Mexican biotech company that grows cellulose-based material (Celium) from agricultural waste via bacteria, enabling biocraft collaborations with fashion designers like Patricio Campillo for Runway shows in New York.
• 2026-09-15 Mexico, materialized. From Mexican Craft to Mexican Biocarft.
  Polybion presents Celium™ as a Mexico-grown material developed through a blend of biology, material science, and manufacturing, showcased by Patricio Campillo at New York Fashion Week and framed as a bridge between Mexican craft and biotechnological …
• 2026-09-28 Polybion’s cultivated cellulose debuts on the runway : The Daily Digest
  Polybion is developing microbial fermentation-based, cultivated bacterial cellulose (Celium) sourced from food waste and produced at its Irapuato facility, and it has begun showcasing the material in fashion designs at New York Fashion Week. The company has …

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