The co. announces that its biopolymer is the first polymer to earn a four-star “OK biobased” rating from the European certification organization Vinçotte of Vilvoorde, Belgium. This new certification quantifies for consumers the amount of renewable carbon content in packaging materials and fibers, as well as in personal care, electronic and other manufactured products. The plastic resin is made from 99-percent renewable plant sugars, and every grade of the resin received the four-star certification.

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