NEW DELHI: ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/mynusco” target=”_blank”>MYNUSCo, the Bengaluru-based biomaterials enterprise that transforms agricultural waste into high-performance materials, has expanded beyond automotive applications into consumer markets. The company was founded in 2015 by ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/mahadev-chikkanna” target=”_blank”>Mahadev Chikkanna and ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/shruthi-ujjani-ramesh” target=”_blank”>Shruthi Ujjani Ramesh.
The company spent its first five years in R&D mode, developing biocomposite technologies. In 2019, it received a contract from a global automotive OEM to supply ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/biocomposites” target=”_blank”>biocomposites for car interiors. However, the pandemic forced a complete strategy rethink.
Chikkanna said in a…
