DuPont and Plantic Technologies Announce Starch-Based Bio Materials Col... (made with Plantic technology in allmarke...)

DuPont and Plantic Technologies Announce Starch-Based Bio Materials Collaboration

Date:9/26/2007

made with Plantic technology in all markets except Australia and New Zealand, using the DuPont(TM) Biomax(R) brand.

"This agreement with DuPont helps Plantic expand the reach of its renewably sourced polymer technology around the world, and significantly enhances the opportunities for product development for this technology by tapping into one of the world's leading science companies," Plantic CEO Grant Dow said.

DuPont's unique breadth of biology, chemistry and materials science, ranging from better seeds to value-added end-use products, has enabled the creation of DuPont(TM) Renewably Sourced Materials, where each product contains a minimum of 20 percent renewable content by weight. These high- performance products are sourced to a significant extent from renewable, sustainable agricultural feedstocks, rather than petroleum. Renewably Sourced Materials from DuPont help reduce the environmental footprint, promote rural development and larger markets for farmers around the world, and help reduce dependence on petrochemicals for everyday products. Plantic-based products will be part of a growing suite of products being marketed under the DuPont(TM) Renewably Sourced Materials initiative (http://www.renewable.dupont.com).

Plantic's novel polymer manufacturing technology is based on the use of high-amylose corn starch, a material derived from annual harvesting of specialized (hybrid) corn. The unique chemical and film-forming properties of this type of corn starch allow for development of a range of applications across conventional plastics markets. In addition to being renewably sourced, users can take advantage of excellent end-of-life properties such as biodegradability and compostability.

Plantic Technologies Limited has emerged as a world leading bioplastics innovator. The Australia-based company has won numerous international awards for achievement in science and has built an inte
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