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Hi Nicole Hope all is well for you.
Does Cereplast have any business dealings with NatureWorks and their Ingeo resins or are they simply one of the competition?
Yes, Cereplast works closely with NatureWorks and other potential PLA suppliers.
Contact us anytime.
"NatureWorks supplies its broad family of renewable Ingeo biopolymers made from plants to plastics and fibers markets worldwide."
"More than 100 leading consumer brands and retailers in the United States, Europe and Asia currently offer Ingeo based product innovations in such categories as flexible and rigid packaging, food serviceware, durable consumer products, apparel, home textiles and personal care and hygiene products."
About NatureWorks LLC
NatureWorks LLC is a company dedicated to meeting the world’s needs today without compromising the earth’s ability to meet the needs of tomorrow. With a current Ingeo capacity of 140,000 tons, NatureWorks LLC is the first company to offer a family of commercially available low carbon footprint biopolymers derived from 100 percent annually renewable resources with performance and economics that compete with oil-based plastics and fibers. NatureWorks production of Ingeo uses significantly less non-renewable energy, and generates significantly lower CO2 emissions than all traditional oil based polymers. NatureWorks remains wholly owned by Cargill pending regulatory approval of the agreement
" Cereplast announced that it will supply its Compostables® resin, which contains Ingeo natural plastic..."
Product Line Card
Click here to view our product line card for a list of our bioplastic grades, their principal process and applications, density, melt flow, flex modulus, tensile strength, elongation, gardner impact, biobased content, and ASTM D6400 maximum thickness for all of our bioplastic resin families including Cereplast Compstables® resins and Cereplast Sustainables® resins, which includes the Cereplast Hybrid Resins® product line.