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IDTechEx Highlights: Unpacking the Potential and Pitfalls of the Mycelium Leather Revolution

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Mycelium, Forager, MycoWorks, Investment, Transport, Growth, Plant, Nutrient, Players, Ecovative Design, Research, Fungiculture

Several other significant players have since entered the scene, notably MycoWorks and Mirum, all aiming to bring the first mass-produced mycelium leather to market.

Key Points: 
  • Several other significant players have since entered the scene, notably MycoWorks and Mirum, all aiming to bring the first mass-produced mycelium leather to market.
  • Mycelium leather has the potential to offer a durable, plastic-free, and animal-free alternative to both synthetic and animal leather.
  • Alongside the other major emergent leather alternatives of plant-based leather, microbial leather, and lab-grown leather, mycelium leather must differentiate itself and compete on price to succeed.
  • While scaling is expected to reduce prices, mycelium leather producers will have to fight to optimize their production and prove to potential customers that prices competitive with animal leather can be achieved.

IDTechEx Highlights: Unpacking the Potential and Pitfalls of the Mycelium Leather Revolution

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Mycelium, Forager, MycoWorks, Investment, Transport, Growth, Plant, Nutrient, Players, Ecovative Design, Research, Fungiculture

Several other significant players have since entered the scene, notably MycoWorks and Mirum, all aiming to bring the first mass-produced mycelium leather to market.

Key Points: 
  • Several other significant players have since entered the scene, notably MycoWorks and Mirum, all aiming to bring the first mass-produced mycelium leather to market.
  • Mycelium leather has the potential to offer a durable, plastic-free, and animal-free alternative to both synthetic and animal leather.
  • Alongside the other major emergent leather alternatives of plant-based leather, microbial leather, and lab-grown leather, mycelium leather must differentiate itself and compete on price to succeed.
  • While scaling is expected to reduce prices, mycelium leather producers will have to fight to optimize their production and prove to potential customers that prices competitive with animal leather can be achieved.

Global Market for Bio-based Leather Report 2024-2035, Featuring 60+ Profiles Including Arda Biomaterials, Evolved by Nature, Gozen, Modern Meadow, MycoWorks, NFW, Polybion & UNCAGED Innovations - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Other Manufacturing, Manufacturing, MycoWorks, IP, Geography, NFW, SWOT, Market, Investment, MEA, Nature, Modern Meadow, Gozen, Breathability, Mycelium

The Global Market for Bio-based Leather 2024-203 analyzes plant-based, mycelium, microbial, lab grown and protein leathers.

Key Points: 
  • The Global Market for Bio-based Leather 2024-203 analyzes plant-based, mycelium, microbial, lab grown and protein leathers.
  • It evaluates market size, demand by end use (footwear, fashion, automotive, furniture), competitive landscape, commercialization challenges, investment trends and growth projections across regions.
  • Historic and 11-year forecasted market data is quantified globally and for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and MEA.
  • Companies profiled include Arda Biomaterials, Evolved by Nature, Gozen, Modern Meadow, MycoWorks, NFW, Polybion, and UNCAGED Innovations.

Biomaterials Leader MycoWorks Co-Creates Interactive Mycelial Installation with Bold Design Brand YUME YUME

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Mycelium, Research, Fruit, Yume Yume Yu Yu, Creativity, Mushroom hat, Cellular, Amsterdam Museum, The Fruit Bowl, Biotechnology, Fungal Genetics Stock Center, Fungus, Science, Intelligence, Laboratory, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Human, Fine, Growth, MycoWorks, Lingzhi (mushroom), Heron Preston, Creative industries

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MycoWorks, the San Francisco based creator of the first-in-kind biomaterial Reishi™ has collaborated on an interactive installation with conscious design collective company YUME YUME at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. The museum's #16 Descent into Fungal exhibit is a unique multi-sensory experience exploring humanity's taming of nature's most prolific source: mycelium, the root-structure of mushrooms and fungi. Conceived over the last eighteen-months between YUME YUME Creative Director Eva Korsten and MycoWorks Creative Director Xavier Gallego, the installation will run from November 30, 2023 through January 25, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Conceived over the last eighteen-months between YUME YUME Creative Director Eva Korsten and MycoWorks Creative Director Xavier Gallego, the installation will run from November 30, 2023 through January 25, 2024.
  • "YUME YUME, through their curiosity and creativity with Reishi™, made unexpected discoveries.
  • Alongside these collaborators, YUME YUME will debut its first head-to-toe outfit made with Reishi™.
  • At YUME YUME, it's been very encouraging to learn about mycelium and its potential in the future of materials.

MycoWorks' Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Celebrates its Next-Gen Material Fine Mycelium™ Production Facility in South Carolina

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
University of South Carolina Union, Science, Education, Housing, Food, Government, Golden Joystick Awards, NMTC, Union County Schools, Commerce, MycoWorks, Creativity, Engineering, South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, New Markets Tax Credit Program, Student, Employment, Junior League, Spartanburg Community College, Fine, Tourism, Renewable energy, Management, Upstate, Union

UNION, S.C., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MycoWorks celebrated the opening and start of production at its first full-scale Fine Mycelium™ facility in Union, S.C., with a ribbon-cutting attended by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, as well as other government officials, community leaders, brand partners, and supporters. The world-class manufacturing plant gives MycoWorks the capacity to scale-up to meet demand for their luxury leather-like material Reishi™. Produced with the company's patented technology for partners including Hermès and Ligne Roset, MycoWorks' new plant has already made a significant impact by spurring new investment in Union's storefronts, housing, and employment portfolio.

Key Points: 
  • The world-class manufacturing plant gives MycoWorks the capacity to scale-up to meet demand for their luxury leather-like material Reishi™.
  • South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster delivered impactful remarks on MycoWorks' arrival in the state.
  • "I was proud to join with MycoWorks to celebrate the grand opening of their new Union facility," said Governor Henry McMaster .
  • Our partnerships with the Upstate educational ecosystem and the leadership in South Carolina will enable us to bring continued training and high quality jobs."

MycoWorks' Reishi™ Debuts on the Runway in Deadwood Studios SS24 Collection

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Cellular, Partnership, Nature, LCA, Lingzhi (mushroom), Mycelium, New product development, Carbon, Fine, Copenhagen Fashion Week, Collection, MycoWorks, Paris Fashion Week, Fashion design

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomaterials innovator MycoWorks debuted its first Made with Reishi™ ready-to-wear application at Copenhagen Fashion Week with the Stockholm-based brand Deadwood Studios. The collaboration is the first demonstration of Reishi™ Natural–MycoWorks' one-of-a-kind material created with Fine Mycelium™– in clothing design, signaling the revolutionary biomaterial's adoption by a new generation of designers.

Key Points: 
  • Awestruck by the inherent variability of Reishi™, Deadwood Studios co-founders Carl Ollson and Felix von Bahder began working with MycoWorks' Product Development team for applications in ready-to-wear.
  • "Every square centimeter of this material is a work of art itself, and Nature is the artist.
  • MycoWorks has chosen to partner with Deadwood Studios for their sustainability commitments, as the fashion company has pledged 80% of their materials being recycled, upcycled, or next generation-based.
  • Deadwood has really taken the Reishi™ for what it is, and harnessed the natural characteristics of mycelium into raw, beautiful, and natural design."

Global Shift Towards Renewable Materials: Driving the Rise of Bio-Based Products - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Other Manufacturing, Environment, Manufacturing, Carbon, Sustainability, Mineral, Prometheus Fuels, Borealis, Direct air capture, Forestry, Government, Lignin, NatureWorks, Danimer Scientific, Climeworks, Oil, Market, Corporation, BASF, Ecovative Design, Sunfire, Itero de la Vega, Starch, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, Plastic, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Aviation biofuel, AMSilk, APK, Republican, Textile, Food, Depolymerization, SABIC, Pyrolysis, CCUS, Renewable energy, Tissue paper, Storage, MycoWorks, Arkema, Cathay

The global demand for renewable and sustainable alternatives to fossil-fuel-based chemicals and materials is on the rise.

Key Points: 
  • The global demand for renewable and sustainable alternatives to fossil-fuel-based chemicals and materials is on the rise.
  • Industries spanning construction, automotive, energy, textiles, and more are increasingly turning to bio-based products to reduce emissions, energy requirements, manufacturing costs, and waste.
  • This transformative shift is driven by growing corporate and government commitments to sustainability, regulatory support for renewables, and evolving consumer preferences.
  • This extensive 2,101-page report offers an in-depth analysis of the global market for bio-based, CO2-utilization, and chemically recycled materials.

Biotech Company MycoWorks Begins Production at the World's First Commercial-Scale Fine Mycelium™ Plant in Union, South Carolina

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Food, Housing, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Strategic Innovation Fund, Fine, Science, Capsule, Peter Agre, Novo Holdings A/S, Collection, Growth, AI, Robotics, SK Group, General Motors, MycoWorks, Union

UNION, S.C., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, biotechnology company MycoWorks begins production at its world-class manufacturing facility in Union, S.C. Now capable of scaling-up to meet luxury industry demand, the company is set to grow millions of square feet of its leather-alternative material produced with the company's proprietary technology, Fine Mycelium™. This patented technology produces Reishi™, a biomaterial with unparalleled hand-feel, strength and durability – on par with calfskin leather, the industry gold standard. 

Key Points: 
  • Since 2010, demand for luxury leather increased 251 percent, while high-end hide production declined by 22 percent due to falling beef and dairy consumption.
  • Starting first with leather, MycoWorks' Fine Mycelium™ technology can later be expanded into other applications.
  • "As MycoWorks continues to lead in biomaterial innovation, we are thrilled to open this first-of-its-kind facility in South Carolina.
  • MycoWorks is a fantastic addition to our portfolio of energy-efficient plants, and we look forward to their long-term impact in South Carolina."

Bio-Based Plastics, Fuels, and Carbon Capture: A Comprehensive Analysis of Renewable Material Markets

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Carbon, Sustainability, Mineral, Prometheus Fuels, Borealis, Direct air capture, Forestry, Government, Lignin, NatureWorks, Danimer Scientific, Climeworks, Oil, Market, Corporation, BASF, Ecovative Design, Sunfire, Itero de la Vega, Starch, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, Plastic, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Aviation biofuel, AMSilk, APK, Republican, Textile, Food, Depolymerization, SABIC, Pyrolysis, CCUS, Renewable energy, Tissue paper, Storage, MycoWorks, Arkema, Cathay

The global demand for renewable and sustainable alternatives to fossil-fuel-based chemicals and materials is on the rise.

Key Points: 
  • The global demand for renewable and sustainable alternatives to fossil-fuel-based chemicals and materials is on the rise.
  • This transformative shift is driven by growing corporate and government commitments to sustainability, regulatory support for renewables, and evolving consumer preferences.
  • This extensive 2,101-page report offers an in-depth analysis of the global market for bio-based, CO2-utilization, and chemically recycled materials.
  • Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS): Insight into the latest technologies, market opportunities, and barriers in carbon capture and utilization, including CO2-based fuels and minerals.

Decarbonization Partners Invests in Ascend Elements, a Leading Manufacturer of Sustainable Battery Materials for Electric Vehicles

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Other Manufacturing, Environment, Technology, EV, Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Finance, Professional Services, Sustainability, Manufacturing, Batteries, Carbon, Acceleration, Partnership, BlackRock, CAM, Venture round, Monolith, Recycling, Ascend, Temasek, Investment, Ammonia, MycoWorks, Silicon, United, Fund, Qatar Investment Authority, Electric battery, Lithium

As part of the investment, a representative of Decarbonization Partners will join Ascend Elements’ board of directors.

Key Points: 
  • As part of the investment, a representative of Decarbonization Partners will join Ascend Elements’ board of directors.
  • Headquartered in Massachusetts, Ascend Elements is the leading provider of sustainable, closed-loop battery materials solutions.
  • From EV battery recycling to commercial-scale production of lithium-ion battery precursor (pCAM) and cathode active materials (CAM), Ascend Elements is revolutionizing the production of sustainable lithium-ion battery materials.
  • Our sustainable lithium-ion battery materials will power EV batteries and accelerate the global transition to zero carbon emissions,” said CEO Mike O’Kronley of Ascend Elements.