With a USDA SBIR Phase I and Phase II award (2006) made soon after the firm was originally founded - Danimer has sigificantly shiifted focus and is now is a privately held corporation manufacturing PHA biopolymers - plastics - using renewable resources, further reducing the global dependence on petroleum. Formerly going business as Meredian Holdings Group Inc, applications for use of Danimer PHA are legion and the environmental impact of adoption of the firm's capabiliities for even a small percetage of the vast range of product currently made of plastics could be game-changing: food service implements and utensils, single-use cups and takeout containers, containers for liquid products such as bottles, personal care items, plastic film for goods packaging, and non-woven fabrics for personal care diapers and hygiene applications. A leader in development of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and a specialist in the customization of biopolymer formulations that combine PHA, PLA and other biopolymers through a proprietary reactive extrusion process, Danimer Scientific offers a comprehensive selection of biopolymers that support the companys core values of utilizing sustainable and renewable bioplastics. Danimer Scientific and its subsidiaries currently own more than 125 patents across nearly 20 countries. In Fall 2018 Danimer Scientific and PepsiCo Inc. wre announced as the joint winners of the 2018 Innovation in Bioplastics award. In partnership, the two companies have developed the next generation of bio-based and compostable flexible packaging using Danimer 24365B and Danimer 01112 resins.