Cereplast
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Cereplast Inc. is a bioplastic
s designer and manufacturer. Cereplast uses corn
, tapioca
, potatoes and algae
, including polylactic acid
polymer (PLA), to produce compost
able plastic resins designed to serve as an alternative to petroleum-based plastics. Cereplast’s expandable resin ranges are used worldwide in the food packaging, food service, automotive, consumer electronics, cosmetics and consumer packaging industries.
In March 2010, Cereplast opened its manufacturing facility in Seymour, Indiana
. The facility has an 80MM pound production capacity. Cereplast corporate headquarters are located in El Segundo, California
.
Cereplast founder and CEO Frederic Scheer is the Chairman of the Society of the Plastics Industry
(SPI) Bioplastics Council. Scheer also founded the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI).
Cereplast is the recipient of the 2009 Environmental Stewardship Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers
(SPE) for developing a new family of resins called ‘Cereplast Hybrid Resins®’. These resins are a proprietary blend of up to 50% renewable materials and offer similar properties to traditional polypropylene
.
Bioplastic
Bioplastics are a form of plastics derived from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, pea starch, or microbiota, rather than fossil-fuel plastics which are derived from petroleum...
s designer and manufacturer. Cereplast uses corn
Corn
Corn is the name used in the United States, Canada, and Australia for the grain maize.In much of the English-speaking world, the term "corn" is a generic term for cereal crops, such as* Barley* Oats* Wheat* Rye- Places :...
, tapioca
Tapioca
Tapioca is a starch extracted Manihot esculenta. This species, native to the Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and most of the West Indies, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, manioc, aipim,...
, potatoes and algae
Algae
Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
, including polylactic acid
Polylactic acid
Poly or polylactide is a thermoplastic aliphatic polyester derived from renewable resources, such as corn starch , tapioca products or sugarcanes...
polymer (PLA), to produce compost
Compost
Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment. Compost is a key ingredient in organic farming. At its most essential, the process of composting requires simply piling up waste outdoors and waiting for the materials to break down from anywhere...
able plastic resins designed to serve as an alternative to petroleum-based plastics. Cereplast’s expandable resin ranges are used worldwide in the food packaging, food service, automotive, consumer electronics, cosmetics and consumer packaging industries.
In March 2010, Cereplast opened its manufacturing facility in Seymour, Indiana
Seymour, Indiana
Seymour was the site of the World's First Train Robbery, committed by the local Reno Gang, on October 6, 1866 just east of town. The gang was put into prison for the robbery, and later hanged at Hangman's Crossing outside of town....
. The facility has an 80MM pound production capacity. Cereplast corporate headquarters are located in El Segundo, California
El Segundo, California
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on the Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is one of the Beach Cities of Los Angeles County and part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments...
.
Cereplast founder and CEO Frederic Scheer is the Chairman of the Society of the Plastics Industry
Society of the Plastics Industry
Founded in 1937, The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. is the trade association representing one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States. SPIs members represent the entire plastics industry supply chain in the US, including processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers...
(SPI) Bioplastics Council. Scheer also founded the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI).
Cereplast is the recipient of the 2009 Environmental Stewardship Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers
Society of Plastics Engineers
The Society of Plastics Engineers is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and education for all plastics professionals.The SPE was founded in 1942...
(SPE) for developing a new family of resins called ‘Cereplast Hybrid Resins®’. These resins are a proprietary blend of up to 50% renewable materials and offer similar properties to traditional polypropylene
Polypropylene
Polypropylene , also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications including packaging, textiles , stationery, plastic parts and reusable containers of various types, laboratory equipment, loudspeakers, automotive components, and polymer banknotes...
.
Sources
- Paper or (Bio)plastic? CNBC TV
- Cereplast Expands Bio-Plastic Production with a New, Half-Billion Pound Capacity Indiana Facility
- Cereplast expands bioplastic applications with freeze-tolerant compostable resin
- ANALYSIS-Cereplast ahead of curve on bioplastics
- Cereplast Forecasts 2011 Profit on Compostable Resins
- SPE Names Recipients of GPEC 2009 Environmental Awards