Origin Materials, Inc.

Artius Acquisition Inc. (Nasdaq: AACQ), sponsored by Artius Capital Management and co-led by former Worldpay chief executive Charles Drucker and Boon Sim, completed its initial public offering in 2020 targeting technology and industrial sectors. On February 17, 2021, the company filed an 8-K with the SEC disclosing a definitive business combination agreement with Origin Materials, Inc., a Sacramento-based clean technology company developing carbon-negative materials and chemicals derived from sustainable wood residues. The transaction brought Origin Materials into the public markets under the sustainable industrials sector, with the combined entity subsequently listed on Nasdaq. Visit SpacDesk and sign up for full filings, timeline data, and analytics on AACQ and thousands of other SPAC transactions.