Metabolix to Conduct a Webcast of Its Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2008 Earnings Call
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb 10, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX), a bioscience company focused on developing clean, sustainable solutions for plastics, chemicals and energy, announced today that it will be releasing its fourth quarter and year-end 2008 financial results after the market close on Wednesday, March 11, 2009. The full text of the earnings release will also be available on the Company's website at www.metabolix.com.
Richard Eno, the Company's President and CEO, and Joseph Hill, CFO, will host a conference call on the same day at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) to discuss the results of the fourth fiscal quarter and year-end 2008, ended December 31, 2008, and answer questions from the investor audience. To participate, dial toll-free 1-888-221-3881 or 1-913-312-0852 (international). The passcode is 6645252. The conference call will be webcast and can be accessed from the Company's website at www.metabolix.com in the investor relations section.
To listen to a telephonic replay of the conference call, dial toll-free 1-888-203-1112 or 1-719-457-0820 for international callers and enter passcode 6645252. The replay will be available beginning at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 and will last through 11:59 PM (Eastern) March 18, 2009. In addition, the webcast will be archived on the Company's website in the investor relations section.
About Metabolix
Founded in 1992, Metabolix, Inc. is an innovation driven bioscience company focused on providing sustainable solutions for the world's needs for plastics, chemicals and energy. The Company is taking a systems approach, from gene to end product, integrating sophisticated biotechnology with advanced industrial practice. Metabolix is now developing and commercializing Mirel(TM) bioplastics, a sustainable and biodegradable alternative to petroleum-based plastics. Mirel is suitable for injection molding, extrusion coating, cast film and sheet, blown film and thermoforming. Metabolix is also developing a proprietary platform technology for co-producing plastics, chemicals and energy, from crops such as switchgrass, oilseeds and sugarcane.
For more information, please visit www.metabolix.com.
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