1. CARDANOSE Angela Gomez Khaled Al Tararwa Michaela Dupuis Lauren Cudney Jackson Stevens

2. Plastics 18th century Alexander Parkes

3. Industry

4. DAMAGING AND POLLUTING!

5. CARDANOSE Non-edible Cellulose Cardanol

6. External Environment of business Petrochemical-based plastic vsBioplatic Top producers of Bioplastic in the world. US, Europe and Asia Pacific. Oligopoly. High production (ADM and Cargill).

7. External Environment of business Competition in the market. European Bioplatic organization. High Development and lack of economies. Mass Production of Bioplastic. Development of crude oil.

8. External Environment of business Patent Law. Product cost and selling prices. Inaccessible to small-scale business. Reasonable to register patents. High cost of developing.

9. External Environment of business US Code of Federal Regulations. (CFR) Federal Trade Commission. Laws and provisions. Biodegradability and compostable. Environmental Standards. Other countries regulations.

10. Internal Business Environment

12. Limited Liability for debt

13. No double taxation

14. MGMT flexibility

15. Less IRS regulations

17. Controls CEO big decisions  BOD Majority Vote Employee Empowerment Scientists and S.D. make own decisions unless huge company decision Why? CONFIDENCE, EFFICIENCY, MOTIVATION

18. Controls (cont.) Balanced Scoreboard Measure performance: Financial Return Customer Service Business Process Ability to learn and grow Hierarchical and Decentralized Close Contact with buyers and suppliers

19. Rewards Helping the Environment by eliminating PE plastics forever Biodegradable Plastic

20. Triple Bottom Line Performance

21. Profit Can completely replace PPE plastics Cheap to produce Easy to use in products Recognizable to consumers

22. "Crude Oil Production Forecast to 2015." Gregor.us. 10 Nov. 2010. Web. 04 Oct. 2011. <http://gregor.us/oil/crude-oil-production-forecast-to-2015/>.

24. Biodegradable

25. 30 million tons of plastic waste in 2009

26. 1 billion plastic bags yearly