RE: [greenyes] Plastic from corn?

["Maine, Bruce" <Bruce.Maine@no.address>]

Good morning, Patty.
Here's the Dow Cargill link.
 http://www.cargilldow.com/corporate/index.asp
There are quite a number of synthetic fabric products marketed through
the Ingeo brand.
http://www.cargilldow.com/ingeo/home.asp
Interface makes a residential carpet that is almost 100 percent PLA and
a commercial product that has a PLA/Nylon blend.
I can't speak to the waste involved with manufacturing but a Scientific
American article of several years ago suggested if biomass were used as
the energy source it made a significant contribution in reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.

I think the bigger issue is, however, how truly sustainable is this
technology?  Sacrificing food resources for consumer goods doesn't seem
to make a lot of sense but I'd like to hear other perspectives since
these are the kinds of products at a premium in green architecture.

Regards,
Bruce Maine
Sustainable Products and Specifications Manager
Sustainable Design Services
HDR Architecture
http://hdrgreen.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Patty Bates-Ballard [mailto:pattyballard@no.address] 
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 5:06 PM
To: greenyes@no.address
Subject: [greenyes] Plastic from corn?

What does anyone know about Cargill's plastic made from corn?  Is it a
solution or just good PR?

 

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-Patty 
  
Patty Bates-Ballard
Public Relations Director
EnviroGLAS Products, Inc.
214-373-1787
 <http://www.enviroglasproducts.com/> www.enviroglasproducts.com

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