Cargill Dow: Natural-based Plastic Earns Korean Eco-Label Certification.MINNEAPOLIS -- Korean manufacturers, retailers and consumers have a new option in how everyday disposable items such as food packaging, cups, utensils and consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and are made. NatureWorks(R) 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. resin, a 100-percent natural-based polymer, has received the Eco-Label from the Korean Environmental Labeling Association (KELA KELA Kansaneläkelaitos (Social Insurance Institution of Finland) ) for thermoformed packaging. NatureWorks PLA (2002D) was recognized as a certified source for biodegradable products. Classified under product category EL724 (Biodegradable Resins), NatureWorks PLA was awarded KELA certification for being, "readily degradable de·grad·a·ble adj. That can be chemically degraded: degradable plastic wastes. de·grad in the environment" and having "less ecological toxicity." With the designation, products made from NatureWorks PLA can display the Korean Eco-Label. It is an easy-to-recognize logo that consumers can use to help guide their purchasing decisions. The label graphically symbolizes the letter "e" to represent the environmental and economic aspects of the certification criteria. "NatureWorks PLA is a significant step forward in the development of everyday items made from plastic," said Peter Clydesdale, Asia Pacific managing director for Cargill Dow LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . "The KELA Eco-Label helps manufacturers and retailers identify effective and environmentally preferred raw material from which to make and package their products. For consumers, it provides a recognized symbol of a manufacturer's and retailer's commitment to improving the environmental profile of their products," Clydesdale continued. Products certified under the Eco-Label program earn the rating for their environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] profile as determined by a life-cycle assessment. The assessment evaluates all aspects of a product's life from resource acquisition to production, recycling and disposal. The designation is based on the ability to differentiate a product from its conventional counterparts by reason of helping prevent pollution and/or saving raw materials and energy throughout the product's life. In addition, the certification also takes into account performance qualities of a product based on equivalent criteria to International Quality Standards and Korean Industrial Standards. In addition to KELA certification, NatureWorks PLA has been approved for food contact in Korea by the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA KFDA Korea Food & Drug Administration KFDA Kansas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association ) under the food addendum addendum n. an addition to a completed written document. Most commonly this is a proposed change or explanation (such as a list of goods to be included) in a contract, or some point that has been subject of negotiation after the contract was originally proposed by for PLA 1-40. About the KELA Eco-Label Logo The Eco-Label program was launched in Korea in 1992. The Ministry of Environment (MOE Moe continually exasperated at Larry and Curly for their mischievous pranks. [TV: “The Three Stooges” in Terrace, II, 366] See : Exasperation ) and KELA share the roles and responsibilities for the program. It is part of an effort to promote environmental awareness of the public and encourage sustainability of production and consumption in Korea. About Cargill Dow Founded in 1997, Cargill Dow is an independent joint venture based in Minnetonka, Minnesota For other uses, see Minnetonka (disambiguation). Minnetonka is a suburban community located eight miles west of Minneapolis in Hennepin County. Its 2000 population of 51,480 makes it the fourteenth largest city in Minnesota. , USA. It is the first company to offer a family of commercially available polymers derived 100 percent from annually renewable resources with the cost and performance to compete with petroleum-based packaging materials and 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, which is marketed under the NatureWorks(R) PLA and Ingeo(TM) fiber brand names. For more information about Cargill Dow LLC and its brands, please visit www.natureworkspla.com. NatureWorks, Ingeo and the EcoPLA design are trademarks of Cargill Dow LLC. |
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