Green tea makes plastics antimicrobial.Joint research by Tokyo-based chemical firm NOF Corp. and Ito En, Ltd. of Japan reportedly indicates that mixing used green-tea leaves into plastics gives the plastics antimicrobial antimicrobial /an·ti·mi·cro·bi·al/ (-mi-kro´be-al) 1. killing microorganisms or suppressing their multiplication or growth. 2. an agent with such effects. properties. Ito En, Ltd., which claims to be the world's largest supplier of green tea leaves and beverages, is ready to begin market development of molded mold 1 n. 1. A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance. 2. A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped. 3. Something that is made in or shaped on a mold. products such as handrails, wainscoting, and bath/toilet articles. Ito En (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. is based in Brooklyn Brooklyn (br  k`lĭn), borough of New York City (1990 pop. 2,300,664), 71 sq mi (184 sq km), coextensive with Kings co., SE N.Y. , N.Y. Tel: (718) 250-4000, www.itoen.com
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