Metabolix to Conduct Webcast of Its Fourth Quarter 2015 Earnings Call

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 22, 2016 -- Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBLX), an advanced biomaterials company focused on sustainable solutions for the plastics industry, announced today that it will be releasing its fourth quarter and full year 2015 financial results after the market close on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. The full text of the earnings release also will be available on the Company’s website at www.metabolix.com.

The Company will host a conference call on the same day at 4:30 p.m. (ET), during which senior management will provide an update on the business and answer questions from the investment community. 

While shareholders participate in the call in listen-only mode, Metabolix invites shareholders to submit questions for consideration to [email protected] with the subject line: “Questions for Fourth Quarter Call.”  Questions submitted in advance of the call will be reviewed and certain of them may be addressed in management's prepared remarks or in the Q&A portion of the call.

A live webcast of the call with slides can be accessed through the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at www.metabolix.com. To participate in the call, dial toll-free (877) 709-8150 or (201) 689-8354 (international). Interested parties unable to participate in the live call may access an archived version of the webcast on the Company’s website. To listen to a telephonic replay of the conference call, dial toll-free (877) 660-6853 or (201) 612-7415 (international) and enter passcode 13630506.  The replay will be available beginning at 7:30 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 and will last through 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday, April 11, 2016. In addition, the webcast will be archived on the Company’s website in the investor relations section.

About Metabolix

Metabolix, Inc. is an innovation-driven specialty materials company focused on delivering high- performance biopolymer solutions to customers in the plastics industry. Metabolix’s Mirel^® biopolymers, which are derived from renewable resources, are a family of biobased performance additives and specialty resins based on PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoates). Metabolix's proprietary biotechnology platform enables the creation of specialty biopolymers for use in a broad range of applications such as construction and packaging materials, as well as industrial, consumer and personal care products.

For more information, please visit www.metabolix.com. (MBLX-E)

Metabolix Contact:

Lynne H. Brum, (617) 682-4693, [email protected]