---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001802457-26-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ORGN"
cik: "0001802457"
company_name: "Origin Materials, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:05:37.447549+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Origin Materials cuts workforce 32%, suspends furanics, targets 2027 EBITDA breakeven

## Summary
- Reduces annual OpEx by ~$11M to ~$29M via 32% headcount cut, furanics suspension, and narrowing PET cap development.
- Expects $0.9M restructuring charges (severance/benefits) in Q1 2026; limits CapFormer lines to six already procured.
- Reaffirms adjusted EBITDA run-rate breakeven in 2027; cites existing $100M debt facility for working capital if caps qualify.
- 1881 PET pressurized water caps slated for delivery to multiple global beverage brands in Q1 2026 for acceptance testing.
- Berlin Packaging order placed in Oct 2025; first PET cap products on store shelves in California since Aug 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001802457-26-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ORGN
- cik: 0001802457
- company_name: Origin Materials, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.05, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245726000006/0001802457-26-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245726000006/orgn-20260210.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001802457-26-000006
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001802457-26-000006.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 89b8a86ed804aeb158a307308da4ef8791aed95c
  claim: Origin Materials, Inc. announced a restructuring with charges of approximately $0.9 million in restructuring charges (reduction of approximately 32% of the Company's global workforce).
  evidence_excerpt: completing in the first quarter of 2026, subject to compliance with statutory notice periods, where applicable. The Company anticipates that it will incur approximately $0.9 million in restructuring charges in connection with the workforce reduction, primarily consisting of cash expenditures of approximately $0.9 million for severance and benefits costs. The
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245726000006/0001802457-26-000006-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.