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How a Swiss Factory Uses Fungi to Grow Packaging
Episode 32 of The Manufacturing Podcast visits a small factory in Switzerland that has replaced polystyrene and plastic foam with packaging grown from agricultural waste and fungal mycelium. Lucas and Luna break down the economics: the company's material costs are 30% lower than traditional foam, its production cycle is seven days from inoculation to finished part, and it already counts two Fortune 500 furniture makers as clients. They discuss the scalability challenge — how a 40-employee operation can compete with petrochemical giants — and the surprising regulatory path in the EU…
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