RWDC Industries
Americas
Athens
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2015
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Series B
Keywords:
fermentation, bioplastics, waste_valorization
BUSINESS
Founded in 2015 in Singapore, with operational headquarters in Athens, Georgia, RWDC produces polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers, branded Solon, from plant-based oils including waste cooking oil, targeting single-use plastic replacement in packaging, food service, and coatings.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Microbial fermentation of plant-based oils to produce PHA biopolymer is the entire basis of the business, using a proprietary bacterial fermentation process and downstream recovery of intracellular polymer granules. Specific host organisms and strain platforms are not publicly disclosed, but the process uses oil-based feedstock fermentation (consistent with the PHA market trend toward vegetable oil substrates over sugar fermentation).
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
microbial fermentation; PHA production
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Solon PHA polymer (for straws, cups, cutlery, containers, fibers)