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Origin Materials

Technology that turns cellulose into high-value chemicals and plastics.

Scientist working in the Origin Materials pilot plant

Origin Materials develops technology to convert non-food carbohydrates, such as old corrugated cardboard and paper sludge, into higher-value chemicals including para-xylene, the building block of PET plastic bottles.

Its high-purity process avoids the by-products of petroleum-based production and the purification steps they require.