Biodegradables to Brazil.

Biodegradables to Brazil: Cereplast Inc., a maker of bio-degradable resins resins,
n.pl complex, insoluble, sticky substances secreted by plants. Used as astringents, antimicrobials, and antiinflammatories, and are burned as incense. Can cause oral ulcers and epidermal irritations. made from renewable sources, said it has signed an agreement with Brazilian injection-molded plastics maker: IraPlast Ltd. According to according to
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3. the Hawthorne-based company, IraPlast will import Cereplast's resin resin, any of a class of amorphous solids or semisolids. Resins are found in nature and are chiefly of vegetable origin. They are typically light yellow to dark brown in color; tasteless; odorless or faintly aromatic; translucent or transparent; brittle, fracturing to be used in various products, such as paints for Sherwin-Williams.

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Title Annotation:	Cereplast Inc signed an agreement with IraPlast Ltd
Comment:	Biodegradables to Brazil.(Cereplast Inc signed an agreement with IraPlast Ltd)
Publication:	Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:	Brief article
Geographic Code:	3BRAZ
Date:	Jul 31, 2006
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