NatureWorks Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1989

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 205

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt

  • Financing Rounds
  • 5

NatureWorks General Information

Description

Manufacturer of plastics and fibers from renewable resources. The company makes Ingeo, a family of low-carbon lactides & biopolymers derived from abundant, local natural resources like plant sugars. It also manufactures home textiles, food packages, folded cartons, films, durable goods, cards, bottles, apparel, and others.

Contact Information

Website
www.natureworksllc.com
Formerly Known As
Cargill Dow
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • 15305 Minnetonka Boulevard
  • Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • United States
+1 (952)
Primary Industry
Other Consumer Durables
Other Industries
Plastic Containers and Packaging
Acquirer
PTT Global Chemical
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing
Corporate Office
  • 15305 Minnetonka Boulevard
  • Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • United States
+1 (952)

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NatureWorks Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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NatureWorks Comparisons

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HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Manufacturer of plastics and fibers from renewable resources. The company makes Ingeo, a family of low-carbon lactides &
Other Consumer Durables
Minnetonka, MN
205 As of 2021

Bondi Junction, Australia
 

Emmerich am Rhein, Germany
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NatureWorks Competitors (2)

One of NatureWorks’s 2 competitors is BioPak, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Bondi Junction, Australia.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
BioPak Private Equity-Backed Bondi Junction, Australia
Biotec (Plastic Containers & Packaging) Corporate Backed or Acquired Emmerich am Rhein, Germany
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NatureWorks Patents

  • 314

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 175

    Granted

  • 18

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

NatureWorks Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240076443-A1 Lactide compositions and polylactides made therefrom Pending 10-Nov-2023
AU-2023243453-A1 Hyperbranched poly(meso-lactide) resin compositions Pending 30-Mar-2022
EP-4314143-A1 Melt-stable polylactide resin compositions containing phosphite esters Pending 31-Mar-2021
AU-2022252189-A1 Melt-stable polylactide resin compositions containing phosphite esters Pending 31-Mar-2021
CA-3213585-A1 Melt-stable polylactide resin compositions containing phosphite esters Pending 31-Mar-2021 C08L67/04
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NatureWorks Former Investors

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NatureWorks FAQs

  • When was NatureWorks founded?

    NatureWorks was founded in 1989.

  • Where is NatureWorks headquartered?

    NatureWorks is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

  • What is the size of NatureWorks?

    NatureWorks has 205 total employees.

  • What industry is NatureWorks in?

    NatureWorks’s primary industry is Other Consumer Durables.

  • Is NatureWorks a private or public company?

    NatureWorks is a Private company.

  • What is NatureWorks’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for NatureWorks is .

  • How much funding has NatureWorks raised over time?

    NatureWorks has raised $350M.

  • Who are NatureWorks’s investors?

    Teijin has invested in NatureWorks.

  • Who are NatureWorks’s competitors?

    BioPak and Biotec (Plastic Containers & Packaging) are competitors of NatureWorks.

  • When was NatureWorks acquired?

    NatureWorks was acquired on 01-Oct-2021.

  • Who acquired NatureWorks?

    NatureWorks was acquired by PTT Global Chemical and Cargill.

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