Mushroom Packaging

Magical Mushroom Company is a biomaterials manufacturer founded in 2019 and based in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, with an R&D centre in Addlestone, Surrey. It grows mycelium around agricultural by-products to make a protective material intended to replace expanded polystyrene, polyethylene foam and moulded fibre inserts.

Mushroom Packaging is grown in custom moulds, then dried so that it is biologically inactive, and can be produced in any size or shape. The company lists brand clients such as Tom Dixon, Raymarine, Flextronics and ICAX Heat Pumps, and states that it plans to manufacture around ten million more pieces in 2026.

• Custom moulding: produced in any size, shape or form for each product.
• EPS replacement: substitutes polystyrene, PE foam, XPS foam and die-cut inserts.
• Thermal performance: insulating, usable from -25 C to 70 C.
• End of life: breaks down in the ground and suits food waste collection streams.
• Quality system: BSI ISO 9001 accreditation across design, tooling and production.
• Design support: design process, tooling and growing handled in-house at the Beeston facility.

Electronics and appliance exporters in Vietnam can replace EPS corner and insert protection for shipments to Europe. Furniture and homeware makers can use moulded inserts for luxury and gift packaging. Cold-chain suppliers can evaluate the insulating inserts.

Direct replacement for EPS and foam inserts in secondary packaging. Operating range stated as -25 C to 70 C with thermal insulation. Water-resistant and biodegradable, and compatible with food waste collection. The company describes it as cost-competitive with conventional foamed polymers.

Regulation and brand commitments are pushing electronics, appliance and FMCG companies away from expanded polystyrene. Vietnam is a major electronics and consumer goods exporter, so export packaging that meets EU-style plastic reduction demands is increasingly relevant to local suppliers.

Founded 2019. Headquarters and production in Beeston, Nottinghamshire; R&D centre in Addlestone, Surrey. Funded in part by a 1.1 million GBP Innovate UK loan and Innovate UK Smart Grant support for the MycoShield programme. BSI ISO 9001 accredited.