Cereplast resins are
Cereplast resins are bio-based. The result is a truly sustainable solution: environmentally sound, economically viable and socially acceptable. made from renewable resources Cereplast is proud to announce the grand opening of CEREPLAST EUROPE securing a stable cost 41/41 bis avenue de l’Europe BP 264 78147 VELIZY CEDEX France Telephone : +33 (0)1 34 63 06 66 Fax : +33 (0)1 34 63 06 99 www.cereplast.com Cereplast Hybrid Resins Cereplast Hybrid Resins products are bio-based, replacing 50% or more of the petroleum content in traditional plastic products with materials from renewable sources. Cereplast Hybrid Resins products are cost-competitive with traditional petroleum-based plastic resin. With significantly more of the resin content derived from starches, the pricing of Cereplast Hybrid Resins products is not as influenced by the volatile price of oil. moving towards a sustainable future Cereplast Compostables Cereplast Compostables resins are renewable, ecologically sound substitutes for petroleum-based plastic products, replacing nearly 100% of the petroleum-based additives used in traditional plastics with renewable resources. All Cereplast Compostables resins are certified as biodegradable and compostable in the United States and Europe, meeting BPI (Biodegradable Products Institute) standards for compostability (ASTM 6400 D99 and ASTM 6868), and European Bioplastics standards (EN 13432).
Editorial dear My son Philipp supported the team of bioplastics MAGAZINE during interpack 2008 readers It’s been quite a long time since our last issue, but after interpack, which I think is one of the most important events for this industry, we had to take a breath. Now we’re back with a new issue. After the comprehensive show preview in the last issue we now cover interpack 2008 with just a brief review of some of the newly launched products. One of the editorial focuses in this issue is “Bioplastics in fibre / textile applications”. It is amazing to see how many products, quite remote from packaging, are already available. The same is true for the second major topic: “Consumer Electronics”. Before I close, I’d like to comment on a recent experience: Trying to be a modern and responsible consumer, I usually look for products packaged in bioplastics. In Germany the seedling logo (see bM 01/2006) helps me to identify such products. However just recently, I found a product with a seedling logo on the label, but the clamshell was made from PET. Obviously, the label was certified ‘compostable’, but used for a conventional clamshell. And when looking closer I found a few more of such products wrapped in LDPE, BO-PP or PET – whereas the label always indicating ‘compostable’. Such a thing can happen, especially when for example converting from one packaging material to another. However, I think the bioplastics industry should be very careful and make sure that only packaging materials that are really – and in all parts – compostable are labelled with a compostable logo. Otherwise consumers might become confused and and as a consequence, acceptance of the new, wanted-by-all packaging would suffer. Comments, suggestions and contributions are always welcome. I hope you enjoy reading this issue of bioplastics MAGAZINE. Yours, Michael Thielen Publisher Cover: Ingeo Wedding Dress by Gattinoni (Photo courtesy Gattinoni) bioplastics MAGAZINE [04/08] Vol. 3
