Cereplast Picks up International Recognition; Global Recognition that CERP is at Forefront of International Industry Trend: Displacement of Petroleum Based Plastics by Bio-Based Plastics.

HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- Cereplast, Inc., (OTCBB:CERP) the producer of proprietary bio-based resins which are used as substitutes for petroleum-based plastics, today reports that the company was recently featured in multiple publications both domestically and abroad. This recent coverage of Cereplast in industry publications around the globe recognizes that the company is a leader in the growing movement toward industrial acceptance and use of bio-based plastics.

Featured in the March 7 issue of Plastics & Rubber Weekly, which covers the industry for the United Kingdom and Europe, author John Whitehead noted that Cereplast is doubling capacity due to the fact that the bio-based plastics industry has reached pricing parity and resins performance of bio-based plastics are now equal or superior to traditional petroleum based plastics due to use of new and breakthrough technology. The author further notes that Cereplast expects an added advantage in the marketplace because of its proprietary introduction of nanotechnology advances and additional benefits associated with the lowered temperature required to process bio-plastics.

Mentioned last month in Plastics and Rubber Asia magazine, Cereplast was featured in a full length article entitled "PLA No More Greenhorn," the piece chronicled the evolution of the bio-based resins sector from chemical novelty to its emergence upon the scene as a formal sub-sector in the multi-billion dollar plastics industry.

About Cereplast, Inc.

Cereplast, Inc. has developed a breakthrough technology to produce proprietary bio-based resins which are used as substitutes for petroleum-based plastics in a variety of applications, including the manufacture of food service items such as utensils, plates, cups, and straws. Made from renewable resources such as corn and potato starch, Cereplast resins are bio-based, biodegradable and compostable and have comparable or superior performance characteristics to conventional plastics, and are sold at prices that are competitive with plastics. http://www.cereplast.com

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