6 Oct 2005
NatureWorks® PLA: technical overview
The technology to produce NatureWorks® PLA allows abundant, annually renewable resources like ordinary field maize to replace finite ones (petroleum) in everyday products, such as food packaging, bottles, disposable serviceware, labels and sheet.
6 Oct 2005
NatureWorks® PLA: brand overview
Fresh food packaging from nature – it’s just that simple. NatureWorks® PLA is a clear, nature-based food packaging resin made 100 percent from field maize. Packaging from NatureWorks PLA is a natural fit for fresh, wholesome foods and beverages. And, because NatureWorks PLA is made from maize, it can be composted*.
6 Oct 2005
NatureWorks LLC announces world’s first greenhouse-gas-neutral polymer
NatureWorks LLC announced today that it will achieve a greenhouse-gas-neutral position for NatureWorks® PLA, making it the first, and only, commercially available greenhouse-gas-neutral polymer in the industry. The company made the announcement today at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2005, billed as the largest packaging show in the Western Hemisphere.
6 Oct 2005
NatureWorks LLC offers customer choice with source options program
NatureWorks LLC announced today a new source options program for customers who view field maize source as an important market issue. The source options program is available to customers purchasing NatureWorks® PLA, the world’s first greenhouse-gas-neutral polymer derived from 100-percent annually renewable resources, such as corn.
13 Sept 2005
NATUREWORKS® PLA HELPS DELHAIZE EXTEND ENVIRONMENTALLY – FRIENDLY PACKAGING TO BELGIAN CUSTOMERS
Environmentally-aware consumers in Belgium can shop with good conscience at Delhaize supermarkets thanks to the introduction of fully compostable packaging for selected fresh produce.