Euglena, Seiko Epson and NEC will form a consortium to produce bioplastics from euglena
March 29, 2021, Tokyo, Japan - This picture shows euglena based bioplastics "Paralegin" (L) and "paramylon" (R), a polysaccharide produced in euglena cells and Paralegin made plastic dishes at a press conference at the Seiko Epson headquarters in Tokyo on Monday, March 29, 2021. Euglena, Seiko Epson, NEC and other companies will form a consortium "Paralegin Japan Consortium" and they are expecting to produce 200,000 tons of bioplastics in 2030. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)