CEREPLAST INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS This Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements, as that term is used in federal securities laws, about our financial condition, results of operations and business. These statements include, among others, statements concerning the potential benefits that we may experience from our business activities and certain transactions the Company contemplates or has completed; and statements of our expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated developments and other matters that are not historical facts. These statements may be made expressly in this Form 10-Q. You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as believes, expects, anticipates, estimates, "opines, or similar expressions used in this Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by us in those statements. The most important facts that could prevent the Company from achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to, the following: • inability to raise sufficient additional capital to finance operations; • potential fluctuation in quarterly results; • our failure to earn profits; • inadequate capital to expand our business, inability to raise additional capital or financing to implement our business plans; • decline in demand for our products and services; • rapid and significant changes in markets and other factors that encourage use of bioplastics; • failure to successfully commence operations at our new Seymour facility and relocate manufacturing activities from California to Indiana; • failure to commercialize new grades of resin being pursued in our technical / market development "pipeline"; ...
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Cereplast Expects U.S. Bio-Plastics Market to Top $10B by 2020

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB:CERP - News), a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced today that it expects the U.S. bio-plastics market to top $10 billion in sales by 2020. As of 2007, the U.S. bio-plastics market accounted for approximately $1 billion in sales. Some estimates point to bio-plastics capturing up to 30% of the total plastics market within ten years. New ‘Green’ initiatives by the Obama administration and increasing consumer demand for compostable and renewable plastics are pushing the market. “We believe that breakthrough products like our Cereplast Compostables® and Cereplast Hybrids® are enabling manufacturers to make the switch to environmentally responsible, sustainable packaging,” stated Mr. Frederic Scheer, Founder and CEO of Cereplast. “Our algae-based bio-plastics, currently under development, will soon open up a whole new source of feedstock and result in a broad range of new applications.”“American...
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Major Corporations Using Cereplast Bio-Plastic Resins to Meet Their Sustainable Packaging Needs

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB: CERP - News), a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced today that several major corporate customers are using the company’s bio-plastic resins to meet their sustainable packaging needs. Early adopters include Georgia Pacific, Bunge, Dorel Juvenile, Pace, Innoware, Genpak and Solo Cup. “We are finding strong support from large, multi-national companies involved in packaging design, manufacture and distribution,” commented Mr. Frederic Scheer, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Cereplast, Inc. “The consumer is demanding alternatives, and the cost to manufacture with Cereplast’s proprietary resins are competitive with traditional, fossil fuel-based plastics.”The company recently announced that Bunge Alimentaris, a Brazilian subsidiary of Bunge, Ltd. (NYSE: BG - ...
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CEREPLAST INC Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events

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Cereplast Inc. Unveils New Algae-to-Bioplastics Technology as Bio-based Fuel Sources Gain Popularity and Momentum

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Cereplast to Transform Algae into Bioplastics

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB:CERP - News), manufacturer of proprietary bio-based sustainable plastics, announced that it has been developing a breakthrough technology to transform algae into bioplastics and intends to launch a new family of algae-based resins that will complement the company’s existing line of Compostables® & Hybrid® resins. Cereplast algae-based resins could replace 50% or more of the petroleum content used in traditional plastic resins. Currently, Cereplast is using renewable material such as starches from corn, tapioca, wheat and potatoes and Ingeo® PLA."Our algae research has shown promising results and we believe that in the months to come we should be able to launch this new family of algae-based resins,” stated Frederic Scheer, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Cereplast. “Algae-based resins represent an outstanding opportunity for companies across the plastic supply chain to become more environmentally sustainable and reduce the ind...
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Cereplast, Inc. Provides a Business Review for Q2 and Q3

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB:CERP - News), a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, is providing the following business development update for Q2 and Q3 2009. “We experienced a period of rapid growth after our public listing, which was unfortunately followed by one of the steepest macro-economic downturns in U.S. history,” commented Mr. Frederic Scheer, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Cereplast, Inc. “We are more optimistic than ever about the future of bio-plastics and Cereplast’s role in that future. However, we felt that it was prudent to ‘trim the sails’ so to speak and work proactively to control expenses and inventory as aggressively as possible.”ndrd quarter.”Highlights:Management has also selectively implemented strategic growth initiatives aimed at aligning the company favorably within a challenging economic environment.Mr. Scheer continued, “Bio-plastics demand is growing exponentially, ...
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Cereplast, Inc. Hybrid Resins® Reduce Use of Petroleum-Based Plastics

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB:CERP - News), is a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics. The Company’s patented bio-based resins are used to manufacture bio-plastics for packaging and various industrial and consumer applications. “We are depleting the earth’s resources more rapidly than ever,” commented Mr. Frederic Scheer, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Cereplast, Inc. “Industries the world over are scurrying to develop alternatives to fossil fuel-derived products, of which plastics are the most plentiful. Not only is it getting more and more expensive to manufacture traditional plastics, it’s also becoming an environmental and morale issue with consumers.”Cereplast holds 48 patents and patent-pendings on bio-resins and bio-plastics worldwide. Its line of Cereplast Hybrid® Resins just received another US Patent office approval. Cereplast Hybrids® are a mix of traditional fossil-based resins and renewable resources. By using both types of f...
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