Brussels, Belgium, Nov 13, 2025 (AFP) - Mushroom material takes on plastic packaging at Belgian start-up

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2025-11-13

On a gleaming new production line in Brussels, Julien Jacquet shows off a row of milky-white soap bar wrappers -- made by what is billed as Europe's first factory for mushroom-based packaging. Jacquet's start-up company, Permafungi, pitches its fully biodegradable "myco-material" as a sustainable alternative to polystyrene and other polluting plastics. "These ones are designed for hotels," he explained to visitors on a recent tour of the site. Pr......

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