MetGen

MetGen is a Finnish biotechnology company that develops and supplies high-performance industrial enzymatic solutions for the biorefining and bio-based materials industries. Founded in 2008 in Kaarina, Finland, MetGen engineers novel enzymes tailored to optimize biochemical processes under challenging industrial conditions. The company's solutions enable efficiency improvements in pulp and paper manufacturing, biofuels production, and the creation of bio-based materials such as lignin-based composites, resins, adhesives, and sugar-based bioplastics. MetGen's offering spans the full value chain from protein engineering and process development to industrial enzyme production, and the company has achieved successful industrial trials with sector leaders in forestry and renewable chemicals. Ecolab has acquired a minority ownership stake.