Dive Brief:
- Blue Marble Biomaterials, a subsidiary of Blue Marble Energy, has experienced rapid expansion in a little over a year and a half. The company uses a patented "recipe" to create an organic replacement for petrochemicals.
- The company uses natural waste, primarily food waste diverted from landfills, as feedstock to create natural biochemicals. The substance can then be used in consumer products that are typically made with petroleum.
- As Blue Marble grows, it expects to partner with companies and embrace licensing deals. It allows the company access to a steady stream of natural waste, while providing partnering firms with a revenue-positive way to eliminate that waste.
Dive Insight:
As food waste diversion grows in popularity, with many cities enacting food waste bans, Blue Sphere is poised for further growth. Typical byproducts Blue Sphere uses to create its patented "recipe" for natural biochemicals include waste from beer, coffee and cheese. The company also keeps its trade secrets under lock and key, with the "parent bacteria" stowed away in three separate parts of the United States.
"From our own research, we're the only company in the world to patent this type of fermentation process to create GMO free, all natural, drop in replacement chemicals for the flavor, fragrance and personal care markets," said co-CEO Colby Underwood.
