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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NatureWorks LLC has been awarded the 2007 Tekne Award from the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA), in partnership with LifeScience Alley and Minnesota Technology, Inc. (MTI), in the category of Biotechnology - Established. The Tekne Awards recognize companies who have shown superior leadership, development, commercialization and management of technology in the state of Minnesota. NatureWorks LLC received the award in acknowledgement of it’s accomplishments as a respected industry leader in the field of biopolymers.

NatureWorks LLC is the first company to offer a family of commercially available low carbon footprint polymers derived from annually renewable resources with cost and performance that compete with petroleum-based plastics and fibers. NatureWorks® biopolymers are already being used to create a full and diverse commercial range of finished consumer lifestyle goods marketed under the Ingeo™ brand name. Bridging both plastics and fiber categories, Ingeo™ is fueling innovation across a wide range of products from clothing to homewares, and personal care products as well as natural plastic food packaging, appliances, auto parts, electricals and durable goods.

Source: Natureworks

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