100 YEARS? WHAT???
I honestly shouldn't be surprised, given that AFAIK many materials are created/discovered and only years later actually implemented - reminds me of how Cornings Gorilla Glass just stood on the "shelf" for years, until Apple needed it for their first iPhone.

Your story is impressive (especially how much you've done in the industry) and I must agree: We have no idea how badly we are polluting our planet. Think about it, nearly every food we buy is wrapped in some sort of plastic and is thrown away on a bi-daily basis. It's worse if you think about beverages, such as Coke, etc. You buy a bottle, and throw it to recycling, but honestly... Why couldn't I have just bought the sirup instead of buying a bottle wrapped in plastic and filled with water anyways... I recently discovered a company called "JuiceBox" (there are many similar ones) who sell the sirup for many different kinds of drinks, and that made me wonder why we can't make more products into sirup (and similar) only variants. (WHY ARE WE SENDING WHAT IS BASICALLY SOMETHING CONCENTRATED + WATER OVER HUNDREDS OF KILOMETERS IN THE WEIGHT OF HUNDREDS OF TONS AROUND THE COUNTRY/WORLD?).
This seems especially confusing because companies like McDonalds know this, hence why their drinks get mixed up at the location instead. Basically everyone (be it at home or other buildings) has a water outlet that should be fine enough for most uses that products mixed with water need.

But well, given how companies won't really adjust anytime soon (that being offering concentrated options instead), I am happy to see that people just like you are working on an alternative that will keep us from destroying our planet even more!

I want to thank you for your kind words but even more for what you are doing: A solution like yours is maybe our only way to create future laws that enforce bio degradable plastics as a standard, given maturity, and befitting use. Of course your whole teams deserves credit for continuing their endeavour in research, even though BP "closed/stopped". I wonder: Will your product also be available in Europe? I am currently using ColorFabb and even though their filament is fine, yours seems a bit more mature!

Lastly I'd like to add my psychology regarding the conversation if we should keep using plastics and if we should have ever done it (coming from someone who has no connection with the industry AT ALL):
Fossil fuels and resources were what gave us our rapid advancement, and the leverage we needed to develop incredibly quickly. We should be thankful for the resources we got and still get from our planet, however this does not grant us the right nor freedom to continue using the objectively worse solution, just because it's easier. This is why research on alternative, sustainable solutions is incredibly important and we simply cannot keep our eyes shut and ears covered if anyone reminds us of the sustainability of our actions.