HAWTHORNE, Calif. – (Business Wire) Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB:CERP), a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, today announced that Bunge Alimentos in Brazil has received the 2009 Embanews Award for the Best renewable and biodegradable packaging.The thermoformed packaging used for the Cyclus margarine tub is 100% based on Cereplast Compostables® resins .
“We are very pleased to see that the plastic industry understands the importance of sustainability and the benefits of our proprietary bio-resins.” said Philippe Ravera, Vice-President Sales and Marketing at Cereplast.”Thanks to a very close cooperation between Iraplast, Cereplast distributor in Brazil, Poly-Vac who is thermoforming the tub and Bunge, the largest food company in the country, Cyclus margarine could be distributed across Brazil in a very attractive packaging and is very well received by consumers”.
Embanews, a major packaging magazine in Brazil, has selected Bunge product for the 2009 award due to the biodegradable resin choice and its ability to be disposed in industrial composting sites. Cyclus tub will turn into biomass in less than 90 days under industrial composting conditions.
As Bunge’s Cyclus advertisement campaign says: “The unique celebrity who loves to be unnoticed”
For more information about Embanews 2009 award, please visit:
http://www.embanews.com.br/premio/premio_2009/premio_2009/premio_tec_1.htm
For more information about Bunge Cyclus margarine, please visit:
http://www.saudecyclus.com.br
About Cereplast, Inc.
Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB:CERP) designs and manufactures proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics which are used as substitutes for petroleum-based plastics in all major converting processes – such as injection molding, thermoforming, blow molding and extrusions – at a pricing structure that is competitive with petroleum-based plastics. On the cutting-edge of bio-based plastic material development, Cereplast now offers resins to meet a variety of customer demands. Cereplast Compostables® resins are ideally suited for single use applications where high bio-based content and compostability are advantageous, especially in the food service industry. Cereplast Hybrid Resins® combine high bio-based content with the durability and endurance of traditional plastic, making them ideal for applications in industries such as automotive, consumer electronics and packaging. Learn more at
www.cereplast.com.
About Bunge Alimentos
Bunge Alimentos is recognized as the largest agribusiness and food company in Brazil. Its operations are completely integrated, right from the field to the table. It is the leader in sales of grains such as soy and wheat and also operates in the corn, sorghum, sunflower, cottonseed and sugar sectors. Bunge Alimentos´s plants produce soy bran and vegetable oils, refined oils, margarines, vegetable fats and mayonnaise. Bunge Alimentos has been in Brazil for over 100 years and is part of the Bunge Limited global corporation (www.bunge.com). The company´s foundation goes back to 1818 when it began operating in the grain trade in the Netherlands.
It is the biggest agribusiness exporter and the fourth-largest exporter of Brazilian products. Bunge Alimentos S.A. employs more than 5,000 people directly in its plants in Brazil, as well as thousands of others indirectly.
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