Cardia Bioplastics enters Malaysian packaging market

Cardia Bioplastics and RNZ Green Bio (RGB) have established a new Malaysian entity, Cardia Bioplastics Malaysia Manufacturing (CBMM), to manufacture finished bioplastics products.This was announced during the National Utilities Summit 2010 in Kuala Lumpur with the presence of Malaysian Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, YB Dato Sri Peter Chin Fah Kui. The Minister endorsed Cardia Bioplastics efforts in promoting compostable bioplastics packaging that uses less oil with a lower carbon foot print and is environmentally responsible. Cardia Bioplastics Chairman, Pat Volpe, said "We are launching in Malaysia with our partner RGB. Malaysia is recognised as one of the world's largest manufacturing hubs for plastics packaging and there are enormous opportunities for CBMM to manufacture bioplastics products for both the local and export market in this growing industry." Cardia Bioplastics proprietary technology is accredited worldwide and will be licensed to CBMM. www.cardiabioplastics.comNike Ambassador VIII 8