Ingeo™ and NatureWorks® Earth Month 2007
For the first time, the NatureWorks® polymer and Ingeo™ fiber brands will be brought together in an event celebrating environmental stewardship. Ingeo and NatureWorks Earth Month 2007 will kick off on April 22, 2007, which is Earth Day in the United States, and will end on World Environment Day, June 5, 2007. Partners from around the globe will be participating by highlighting green initiatives including how packaging and products made from NatureWorks polymer and Ingeo fibers are environmentally responsible choices.
NatureWorks LLC, along with our partners, will also be hosting, sponsoring and participating in events around the globe to promote innovation and the choice of green alternatives to everyday living.
Wedding Dress Made of Ingeo™ Fibers Debuts at the International Agrofood Forum
Coldiretti, an Italian association that represents Italian farmers, organized an international forum in Cernobbio, Italy (October 20-21, 2006) focusing on innovations in agriculture and environmental stewardship. The discussion included leaders in the fields of agriculture, industry, and commercial distribution as well as consumer leaders, scientists and international economists.
NatureWorks LLC was invited to represent the ultimate innovation — the use of biopolymers in contemporary life. Commercial products made with Ingeo™ fibers and NatureWorks® polymer were displayed in a "Gallery of Innovation," an open space furnished as a real house that represented the eco-house of the future.
NatureWorks LLC presented the first wedding dress made of Ingeo™ fiber created by the Italian designer Franco Francesca. The dress, the focal point of the gallery, caught the attention of the visitors, international press and television stations.
Recent Launches / Adoptions
Europe
Easy Gardener
On February 8, 2007, Easy Gardener launched "WeedBlock® Natural." Unlike its entirely oil-based predecessors, WeedBlock® Natural comprises a 30/70 blend of oil-based fibers made with Ingeo™ fiber, which is derived from 100% annually renewable resources. The "WeedBlock® Natural" is currently available through B&Q stores, a home improvement and garden retailer with locations throughout the U.K., and will be going into several garden centers and independent stockists later in the season.
Stilolinea
Green pens? No, it's not the ink, it's the pen itself! In January, 2007, Stilolinea of Italy launched the Vegetal Pen made from NatureWorks polymer. The pen is now available in a wide variety of colors.
North America
Coca-Cola Seasonal Label
In Mexico, Coca-Cola used shrink film made from NatureWorks polymer to introduce seasonal holiday labels on glass soda bottles.
+1 Water
Montreal based +1 Water™ bottled water company announced on January 8, 2007 it is the first and only company in Canada to use a plastic water bottle made from NatureWorks polymer. The company has taken the philosophy of environmental protection and social justice underlying fair trade commerce, and applied it to the bottled water industry. |

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"Smart Care" for 2007
First launched in May 2006, the Smart Care program has helped our many partners with information to educate and inform the supply chain on how best to manage packaging and other materials made from NatureWorks® polymer — throughout the shipping, storage and handling process. With warm weather just around the corner for many parts of the globe, now is a good time to revisit these supply chain practices and how Smart Care can help in the successful delivery of products and packaging made from NatureWorks polymer.
Did you know?
OVAM and IFEU, two independent outside institutions, recently concluded new Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) assessments of products made from NatureWorks polymer. OVAM's study focused on drinking cups commonly used at large and small scale events, while IFEU's study compared food packaging, a produce clamshell, made from NatureWorks polymer to alternative plastic materials.
These studies along with related summaries and presentations were recently posted on NatureWorks LLC's corporate website.
Missed Us?
Missed Brian Glasbrenner's presentation at Plastics Recycling 2007: The North American Plastics Recycling Conference in Dallas, TX?
Come See Us at these Industry Events!
Wal-Mart Sustainable Packaging Exposition
March 12-13, 2007 Bentonville, AR This is an invitation only event.
IDFA SmartMarketing
March 14-15, 2007 Las Vegas, NV
Sustainable Packaging Coalition: Open Spring Meeting
March 20-23, 2007 Brussels, Belgium NatureWorks LLC speaker: Snehal Desai, VP Global Commercial
PETnology GmbH
March 26-27, 2007 Munich, Germany NatureWorks LLC speaker: Brian Glasbrenner, Business Development Manager - Bottles
BIOPolymers Markets
May 16-17, 2007 Hong Kong NatureWorks LLC speaker: Peter Clydesdale, Regional Director Asia-Pacific
International Dairy, Deli, Bake
June 3-5, 2007 Anaheim, CA
National Recycling Coalition
September 16-19, 2007 Denver, CO
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