NatureWorks LLC is an independent company dedicated to meeting the world’s needs today without compromising the earth’s ability to meet the needs of tomorrow.
NatureWorks Company Innovation & Corporate Responsibility
NatureWorks LLC is a company dedicated to meeting the world’s needs today without compromising the earth’s ability to meet the needs of tomorrow. NatureWorks LLC is the first company to offer a family of commercially available low carbon footprint biopolymers derived from 100 percent annually renewable resources with performance and economics that compete with oil-based plastics and fibers. The production of these biopolymers uses less fossil fuel and emits fewer green-house gases than conventional polymers. The company applies its proprietary technology to process natural plant sugars to make Ingeo™ biopolymer, which is then used uniquely to make and market finished products under the Ingeo brand name.
Innovation
Ingeo biopolymer is the world’s first polymer showing a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. NatureWorks LLC’s production system achieves near greenhouse gas neutrality through its proprietary production technology. By replacing petroleum with a renewable plant-based feedstock, NatureWorks production of Ingeo uses significantly less non-renewable energy, and generates significantly lower CO2 emissions than all traditional oil based polymers. Compared to PET for example, Ingeo reduces fossil fuel usage by 47 % and greenhouse gas emissions by 59%. The environmental credentials are backed by a rigorous, peer reviewed, published eco-profile. The full 24-page eco-profile, as published in Industrial Biotechnology, as well as the reviews, are available on NatureWorks LLC’s web site at www.natureworksllc.com.
Ingeo partners offering these innovations to consumers include:
Bioserie
Coca-Cola
Danone
Earth’s Best
Electrolux
Elements Naturals
Henkel
Shiseido
Stonyfield Farm
Target
Walmart
NEW LOOKBOOK
The Ingeo Innovation Gallery represents a small portion of the real-market applications for the innovative biopolymer engineered by NatureWorks. A new 2011 Ingeo Earth Month edition of the Ingeo LookBook illustrates the breadth and increasingly mainstream nature of low-carbon-footprint products now available to the consumer, with new products spanning multiple industries and categories, including packaging, electronics, clothing, house wares, health and personal care, semi-durable products, and the foodservice industry.
Click here to read the Ingeo look book dedicated to Ingeo earth month 2011
Address:
Corporate Headquarters: NatureWorks LLC, 15305 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka, MN 55345 USA
Contact details:
Steve Davies, Natureworks LLC +1-952-562-3343
Website:
www.natureworksllc.com
