New bioplastics, like PHA from Metabolix, looks, feels and acts like plastic, but is marine biodegradable.

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ADM's new plastic, backed by 130 issued or pending patents, comes from tiny biotech Metabolix of Cambridge, Mass.

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Metabolix tumbled 58% after the company said Archer Daniels Midland has given notice that it was terminating the Telles joint venture.

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Metabolix is conducting a strategic review of its business priorities for 2012.

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The earnings calendar remains light today, with notable reports arriving from Fuel- Tech (FTEK), United National Foods ( UNFI), AeroVironment ( AVAV), Metabolix (MBLX), and Pandora Media (P).

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