{"id":42976,"date":"2021-03-11T17:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=42976"},"modified":"2021-03-11T17:00:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T16:00:30","slug":"mushroom-based-packaging-from-mmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/verpackungen-auf-pilzbasis-von-mmc\/","title":{"rendered":"Mushroom-based packaging starts large-scale production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The British start-up Magical Mushroom Company is now starting large-scale production of plastic-free mushroom-based packaging.<\/p>\n<p>Major brands are already among the customers for the biodegradable polystyrene alternative. Rapid expansion in Europe is planned. The <strong>Magical Mushroom Company (MMC)<\/strong> today announces the start of large-scale production of biodegradable mushroom-based packaging that can be composted in the home garden. The new material has similar properties to conventional polystyrene <strong>at comparable costs<\/strong> and is already in use, including as packaging for the non-alcoholic <a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?s=magical+mushroom+company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Gin Seedlip<\/a> from Diageo.<\/p>\n<p>The unusual packaging is produced according to the design developed by the US company Ecovative Design LLC. <strong>patented mycelium composite technology<\/strong> produced. The process creates a composite material from agricultural by-products such as hemp, hops, maize and wood and mycelium, the network of fungal hyphae. The living material continues to grow in 3D moulds and takes on the desired shape. The growth is stopped by heating and the material hardens. It takes just 14 days from design to prototype.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-3082110082\"><div id=\"packa-67398407\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Home compostable mushroom-based packaging<\/h2>\n<p>MMC Holding International LTD operates under the name \"Magical Mushroom Company\" and holds the exclusive licence to produce mushroom packaging for the EU, UK and Ireland. The first production plant in Esher, UK, with a capacity of <strong>over one million packaging units per year<\/strong> was put into operation in August 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Production is set to grow to more than three million units per year in 2021 with the opening of a second plant in the UK. Further plants in Bulgaria and Italy are to ensure a production capacity for the EU of more than six million units per year, while the opening of a second plant in the UK is planned for 2021.<strong> third plant in Germany is planned for 2022<\/strong>t.<\/p><div id=\"packa-1345770877\" class=\"packa-inhalt\"><!--noptimize--><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2686439340972671\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2686439340972671\" data-ad-slot=\"6171251825\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><!--\/noptimize--><\/div>\n<p>An economically viable and practical alternative to polystyrene, which is extremely harmful to the environment, is indispensable. The packaging produced by MMC is 100 per cent biodegradable and decomposes <strong>on home compost within 40 days<\/strong>. The material is completely broken down in water in just 180 days and could therefore contribute to reducing plastic waste in the world's oceans in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>A number of well-known brands that are serious about reducing their environmental impact are already customers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magicalmushroom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">MMC,<\/a> including Lush Cosmetics, Raine Marine, Bodyshop, Seedlip (Diageo Group) and the luxury designer Tom Dixon.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42980\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42980\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mmc-Paul-Gilligan-200x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Gilligan MMC Founder\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Image: MMC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\"We chose the name Magical Mushroom Company because mycelium has truly magical properties. It is thanks to them that we can produce a robust, cost-effective and sustainable alternative to polystyrene packaging that completely degrades in less than 40 days. Our operations are up and running, the order volume is growing and we are delighted with the rapid expansion of our production. We are receiving consistently positive feedback from customers and early adopters are coming back without exception.\" <strong>Paul Gilligan<\/strong>founder and CEO<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\"We have over ten years' experience in the large-scale production of materials made from mycelium and are delighted that consumers and brands around the world are embracing Mushroom\u00ae packaging,\" says <strong>Gavin McIntyre<\/strong>co-founder and Director of Business Development at Ecovative Design. \"In collaboration with the Magical Mushroom Company, we want to further develop the technology and make this ground-breaking packaging solution available to other brands.\"<\/p>\n<p>Source: MMC<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The British start-up Magical Mushroom Company is now starting large-scale production of plastic-free mushroom-based packaging.","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":42978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Das britisches Start-up Magical Mushroom Company startet jetzt die Gro\u00dfproduktion plastikfreier Verpackungen auf Pilzbasis.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Verpackungen auf Pilzbasis","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58781],"tags":[43,59044,31,32],"class_list":{"0":"post-42976","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-green-packaging","8":"tag-aus-den-unternehmen","9":"tag-mmc","10":"tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging","11":"tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe","12":"cs-entry","13":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}