Mushloop

Mushrooms

The way most of us know fungi best is by their mushrooms. For millennia, humans have cultivated a productive relationship with mushrooms: we've eaten them for food, benefitted from their medicinal properties, among countless other uses.

Mycelium

Mycelium is often described as the ‘root structure’ or 'vegetative state' of mushrooms. These terms come from plants, but fungi are a wholly separate kingdom of life, distinct from animals, plants, or bacteria.

Cytokinesis

Fungi have evolved over millions of years to build intricate structures that are elegant, resilient, and adaptable. Through a process called cytokinesis, they endlessly divide into complex webs that fill out all available space with tightly woven fibers.

Branching Hyphal Network

Fungi don't need to be told what to do. They naturally and intelligently extend and weave into forms that maximize surface area and carrying capacity, with minimum wasted energy.

Tissue Alignment

Of course, mycelium won't just make a shoe or an insulation panel on its own. Human intervention is important, and through our research, Mushloop has learned how to coax fungi into producing premium quality structures and materials.

Growing at Scale

Growth chambers guide pure mycelial fibers into large format sheets, four meters wide and long. These sheets are grown in vertical farms, layered to produce vast quantities within a small footprint.

Global Perspective

One company can't save the planet, which is why we're teaming up with anyone who sees the value in what we're growing.It is our goal to form a global mycelial web of partner producers, to steadily replace numerous unsustainable materials with those that come from nature, and return to nature when their use is through.

Packaging which replaces styrofoam

Made with two simple ingredients — agricultural waste and mycelium — our packaging products protect whatever you're shipping. Afterwards, they can be broken up and spread into the garden bed, where they convert back into compost. Mushloop Packaging uses minimal amounts of resources and contains zero man-made chemicals. This nature-made, Earth-friendly alternative to Styrofoam® is one big step towards sustainable coexistence with a healthy planet.

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Our Work Process

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Phase 1 Design

1.Establish your design requirements;MMC receive product samples or step file;Kick off with payment of bespoke design
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PHASE 2 - 3D PRINT SOFT TOOL

1. Rapid prototype of your approved design;3D Printed tooling and tray mould produced; Production date timings agreed with you
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PHASE 3 - PROTOTYPING

1. Mushroom Packaging part grown; Quality checked according to your specification; Prototype dispatched to you with tracking number
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PHASE 4 - TESTING

1. Your packaging will be tested for size and fit; Your packaging will approved for look and feel 3. Your packaging can be tested to mimic transportation conditions
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PHASE 5 - PRODUCTION

1. Depending on your required lead time, mushroom packaging will be manufactured

Protecting more than products Customers want product protection without pollution.

Application of Mushroom packaging

We grow a completely natural alternative to fossil fuel-produced polystyrene and other polymers at industrial scale, in any size, shape or form. And unlike other 'compostable' packaging, ours breaks down naturally in the ground, without any help from chemicals or energy-hungry industrial composting facilities.