Company

Who We Are

Lygos is a specialty chemical company with a simple belief: The best chemistry solves real problems. We start with customer challenges, develop solutions that deliver measurable results, and then efficiently scale up through our commercial manufacturing partners.

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What Sets Us Apart

Performance as the Benchmark

End user adoption only happens when products outperform what came before them. That’s why we lead with measurable benefits: higher yields for farmers, stronger economics for manufacturers, and better outcomes for consumers. Biodegradability and sustainability are built in, but always as performance attributes. For us, the question is never “is it greener?” but “does it work better?”

Solutions at Commercial Scale

Innovation without scale is irrelevant. Our model integrates chemistry, engineering, application expertise, and the right supply chain partners to ensure not only that our products work, but that they can be cost-effectively delivered in large volumes. Our customers need to scale fast and reliably meet demand. Our track record shows we can do both.

Collaboration that Accelerates

Our process begins with identifying the right partner and the right problem. From there, we design solutions that add value at the application level, while also uncovering new opportunities further down the supply chain. This two-way collaborative model de-risks development, shortens product cycles, and creates outcomes that no single company could achieve on its own.

Proven Market Momentum

Early adoption has shown how quickly our solutions gain traction. In agronomy, our specialty material Soltellus™ has been applied to more than 350,000 acres during its first year of commercialization. Soltellus™ has also been adopted as the primary material system in prominent home care brands with products on store shelves across the US and Canada. We continue to fine-tune material performance to unlock advantages across multiple industries. Stronger crop yields, more effective cleaners, safer water systems, gentler personal products, and reliable hygiene solutions.

Our Approach

We blend chemistry, material science, and application expertise to develop cost-effective solutions that improve performance and make sustainability a functional attribute, not just an ESG benefit.

Replacing toxic processes or petrochemicals in the supply chain takes time and manufacturing at scale. Our pragmatic approach utilizes strategic partnerships to backward-integrate sustainable solutions in a smart, capital efficient manner. The result? A growing manufacturing and distributor network supplying products that deliver measurable value and winning economics for our customers.