Latest Press bioplastic bioreactor methane Share Mango Materials Partners with UC Davis to Make Methane-Based Bioplastics More Competitive September 10, 2026 By Mango Materials Mango Materials is partnering with UC Davis to make its methane-to-PHA bioplastics process more affordable and scalable. The collaboration will engineer methanotroph bacteria for more efficient plastic recovery, with Mango Materials testing the strains from lab-scale systems through its 5,000-liter bioreactor.