6 Oct 2005
NatureWorks Press Kit Press Briefing, Brussels 6 October 2005
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NatureWorks LLC demonstrates continued renewable resource-based innovation
Citing strong market, application and company growth, Kathleen M. Bader, chairman, president and CEO of NatureWorks LLC commented at a conference this week about the continued, rapid growth of renewable-resource-based products in Europe.
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.
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.
NatureWorks LLC announces north american 'Buy Back' program for post-consumer bottles made from NatureWorks® PLA
NatureWorks LLC announced plans today at the National Recycling Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., to institute a large-volume "buy-back" program in North America for post-consumer PLA bottles in mixed plastic waste recycling streams. The program provides an additional landfill waste diversion option for corn-based NatureWorks® PLA, a material that already offers the most waste diversion choices of any other plastic.
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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*.
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.
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About NatureWorks LLC
NatureWorks LLC is a stand-alone company wholly owned by Cargill. Dedicated to meeting the world’s needs today without compromising the earth’s ability to meet the needs of tomorrow, NatureWorks LLC is the first company to offer a family of commercially available polymers derived from 100-percent annually renewable resources with cost and performance that compete with petroleum-based packaging materials and fibers. The company applies its unique technology to the processing of natural plant sugars to create a proprietary polylactide polymer, which is marketed under the NatureWorks® PLA and Ingeo® fibers brand names. For more information about NatureWorks and its brands, please visit www.natureworksllc.com.
NatureWorks, Ingeo and the EcoPLA design are registered trademarks of NatureWorks LLC