DuPont Launch of Plantic-Based Product

 

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Plantic Technologies Limited 
21 September 2009 
 
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21 SEPTEMBER 2009 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PLANTIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED ("PLANTIC") 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DUPONT LAUNCHES FIRST PRODUCT USING PLANTIC MATERIAL 
 
 
 
 
Plantic is an AIM-quoted company engaged in the development and 
commercialisation of a range of biodegradeable plastics from naturally occurring 
high amylose starch. 
 
 
In September 2007, Plantic and DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers 
("DuPont") jointly announced an agreement under which DuPont would, inter alia, 
market Plantic's starch-based sheet materials in North America and injection 
moulding resins globally, excluding Australia and New Zealand. This agreement 
was subsequently extended to cover Japan. 
 
 
Plantic is now pleased to announce that its material is being used by DuPont to 
package BPA free baby bottles for the latest Weil Baby ((TM)) product line.  The 
inserts for these bottles are fully compostable and dissolve in water, thereby 
increasing their environmental credentials.The products can be purchased on line 
and through the Babys-R-Us chain. 
 
 
Further Information: 
 
 
Plantic Technologies: 
 
 
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| Brendan Morris, Chief Executive      | [phone]                             | 
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Pelham PR: 
 
 
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| Archie Berens                        | [phone]              | 
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Information about Plantic 
 
 
Plantic Technologies Limited has emerged as a world leading bioplastics 
innovator. The Australian-based company has won numerous international awards of 
for achievement in science and has built an international network of major 
corporate customers, distributors and research and development partners. 
 
 
Information about DuPont 
 
 
DuPont - one of the first companies to publicly establish environmental goals 17 
years ago - has broadened its sustainability commitments beyond internal 
footprint reduction to include market-driven targets for both revenue and 
research and development investment. The goals are tied directly to business 
growth, specifically to the development of safer and environmentally improved 
new products such as sustainable packaging materials for key global markets. 
 
 
DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont 
puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, 
safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 
countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for 
markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; 
communications; and transportation. 
 
 
Information on Weil Baby Products 
 
 
Weil Baby((TM)) Products are a Breakthrough in Healthy and Safe Feeding 
Weil 
Baby((TM)) bottles and sippy cups feature the breakthrough AirWave((TM)) 
one-piece venting system, which helps eliminate air bubbles ingested by babies 
and toddlers, reducing the risk of colic, gas and spit-up. The containers are 
made of both glass and Tritan((TM)), a remarkable clear material that contains 
no bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, which may disrupt normal estrogenic 
activity (EA). Extensive laboratory testing has shown that is completely 
EA-free, making the Weil Baby((TM)) line ultra safe. 
Weil Baby((TM)) Products are High Quality and Unique 
Weil Baby((TM)) made the 
investment to produce the products in the USA to offer moms the highest degree 
of quality assurance that the products have met strict quality control standards 
and have lot-number traceability. These qualities are rarely, if ever found in 
other baby feeding products. 
The current Weil Baby((TM)) line sports a unique, stylish look -- the bottles 
are made in an ergonomic cylindrical shape, while the handle, sippy cups and 
pacifiers come in assorted colors. "The principle aim was not to create 'high 
style' baby feeding products, but rather to make products that were optimally 
safe, healthy and convenient," said Dr. Weil. "But as is often the case with 
objects that are carefully designed to be extremely functional, they just happen 
to be attractive!" 
Weil Baby((TM)) Products are Environmentally Friendly 
Weil Baby((TM)) products 
are also good for the environment. American production means shorter 
transportation routes, which minimizes our carbon footprint. The packaging is 
made with 100 percent recycled paper, the windows are made PET, one of the most 
recyclable materials on earth. The inserts are fully compostable and dissolve in 
water because they made from Plantic  which is also known as Biomax  from DuPont 
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This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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