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Origin Materials, Inc. (ORGN): restructuring charge — Origin Materials cuts ~28% workforce, shifts Origin 1 to on-demand, focuses on PET caps
Origin Materials, Inc.
- Workforce reduction of ~28% largely completed by Q4 2024; restructuring charge of ~$0.6M ($0.5M cash, $0.1M non-cash).
- Origin 1 facility in Sarnia, Ontario to operate 'on demand' with reduced staffing for customer sample production.
- 2024 guidance maintained: revenue $25-35M, net cash burn $55-65M; PET cap commercial production on track for late 2024.
- First caps customer signed MOU for billions of caps worth over $100M over initial two-year term.
- Resource reallocation from non-PET cap R&D to caps and closures to accelerate path to profitability.