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PLASTIX Creates New Material from Used Maritime Gear
Nine years ago, Hans Axel Kristensen, the CEO and co-founder of PLASTIX, saw opportunity in a market that had little incentive to recycle.
Thinking Outside the Box: Turning Methane into Biodegradable Plastic
After completing her Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering in 2009 at Stanford University, Molly Morse harnessed her research on the production of PHA (polyhydroxy alkanoate) biopolymers from methane — and its biodegradation — and shaped it into a start-up business in 2010.