An Unexpected Natural Touch for Every Occasion; Corn-Based Disposable Tableware Now Available Online in Bulk Quantities.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business Editors MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4613431 MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2004 Event managers looking to tie into a nature theme or hoping to surprise guests with an unexpected touch can now look beyond serving corn on the menu to serving the menu on corn! Plates, cold-drink cups and disposable utensils made with NatureWorks(TM) PLA (Programmable Logic Array) A type of programmable logic chip (PLD) that contained arrays of programmable AND and OR gates. PLAs are no longer used. See PLD. (language, music) Pla - A high-level music programming language, written in SAIL. - a 100 percent corn-based plastic - are now available for sale online at www.natureworkspla.com. NatureWorks PLA offers the strength, performance and convenience of traditional petroleum-based plastic tableware, but is nature-based and more environmentally appealing. The products are fully compostable in commercial compost facilities(a) and, because NatureWorks PLA is made from ordinary field corn, its production uses less petroleum and contributes less greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas to the atmosphere than traditional plastics. The tableware offers event sponsors and venues a unique opportunity to make a powerful statement with a subtle change. Market research shows that a nature-based plastic has very strong consumer appeal, ensuring a "good vibe" and talk value for those who offer the innovative corn-based alternative. Plates are available in lots of 2,000 and cold-drink cups, lids, forks, spoons and knives are sold in 1,000-piece lots via the Web site. Corn-based bowls, portion-control cups and other food storage containers for cold deli products, salads and dips are also offered. Brenmar Company, LaVista, NE., a nationwide leader in the foodservice supply industry, provides product fulfillment and customer service for the available product line. Biocorp North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Inc., Wei Mon Industry Co. Ltd. and Wilkinson Manufacturing produce the products. About NatureWorks Made from 100 percent field corn, NatureWorks PLA is the first commercially viable packaging material derived from an annually renewable resource Noun 1. renewable resource - any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time natural resource, natural resources - resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature that performs equal to or better than traditional packaging made from fossil fuels fossil fuel: see energy, sources of; fuel. fossil fuel Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a source of energy. Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas. . The technology used to produce NatureWorks PLA breaks down plant starches starch n. 1. A naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits, tubers, roots, and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice, and in the corn into natural plant sugars. The carbon and other elements in these natural sugars are drawn off through a simple process of fermentation fermentation, process by which the living cell is able to obtain energy through the breakdown of glucose and other simple sugar molecules without requiring oxygen. Fermentation is achieved by somewhat different chemical sequences in different species of organisms. and separation and used to make plastic, called polylactide (PLA). Founded in 1997, Cargill Dow LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is based in Minnetonka, Minn. It is the first company to offer its customers a family of polymers derived entirely from annually renewable resources with the cost and performance necessary to compete with packaging materials and traditional fibers. The company has achieved this breakthrough by applying its unique technology to the processing of natural plant sugars to create a proprietary polylactide polymer. For more information, please visit www.natureworkspla.com. NatureWorks and the EcoPLA design are trademarks of Cargill Dow LLC (a) To see if a commercial composting facility is available in your area in North America, visit www.natureworkspla.com MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4613431 |
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