Shellworks

Shellworks is a materials-science company that produces VIVOMER, a home-compostable, biodegradable alternative to conventional plastic made through a natural fermentation process from agricultural waste. VIVOMER runs on standard plastic-manufacturing equipment, is certified for food contact (FDA and EU 10/2011), and biodegrades without leaving microplastics or toxic residue. Shellworks supplies these sustainable packaging materials to consumer brands across the UK, EU, and US. Backed by Version One Ventures, the company was surfaced as a portfolio lead and added to the API Evangelist network. It is a B2B climate / materials supplier with no public API, developer portal, or SDK surface.

Shellworks is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Climate, Sustainability, Packaging, and Biomaterials.

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Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

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name: Shellworks
description: Shellworks is a materials-science company that produces VIVOMER, a home-compostable, biodegradable alternative
  to conventional plastic made through a natural fermentation process from agricultural waste. VIVOMER runs on standard plastic-manufacturing
  equipment, is certified for food contact (FDA and EU 10/2011), and biodegrades without leaving microplastics or toxic residue.
  Shellworks supplies these sustainable packaging materials to consumer brands across the UK, EU, and US. Backed by Version
  One Ventures, the company was surfaced as a portfolio lead and added to the API Evangelist network. It is a B2B climate
  / materials supplier with no public API, developer portal, or SDK surface.
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