Mar 10 2008
Cereplast, Inc., manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced that it is supplying bioplastic resin for a new line of environmentally friendly products developed by Harco Enterprises Ltd, an Ontario, Canada-based company which creates a full line of custom and standard plastic items, for the promotional, restaurant and nightclub world.
Cereplast CompostablesTM resin will be used in Harco’s new NaturesPlast product line, which includes a variety of products such as sandwich picks, cookie cutters, drink stirrers, kids giveaways, spoons and flying discs. Additionally, NaturesPlast is offering custom molded items using Cereplast resin.
Cereplast Compostables products are renewable, ecologically sound substitutes for petroleum-based plastic that replace nearly 100 percent of the petroleum-based additives with bio-based material such as corn, wheat, tapioca and potato starches. Making plastic from renewable resources allows Cereplast resins to be cost competitive with traditional plastics, especially as oil prices increase to more than $105 per barrel.
“The applications and demand for our Cereplast Compostables line of resins continues to grow,” said Frederic Scheer, chairman and CEO, Cereplast. “With the price of oil exceeding $105 a barrel, more and more converters and manufacturers are looking for environmentally sound and cost competitive alternatives. The diverse products of the NaturesPlast line demonstrate the versatility of Cereplast Compostables resins.”
“We have seen a real demand from our customers for environmentally friendly bioplastic products,” said Terry Harris, vice president, Harco Enterprises. “Cereplast offered a real solution for our bioplastic needs and the flexibility in manufacturing a variety of sustainable products.”
The NaturesPlast products meet Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) & European Bioplastics standards for compostability and are available for purchase at www.naturesplast.com.