Cereplast, Inc. announced that it received five purchase orders totaling $450,000 from an existing customer in India for Cereplast Compostables(R) blown film resins. Each purchase order totals $90,000 and will be delivered throughout the remainder of 2013. The bioplastic resins will be used for the manufacturing of single-use disposable bags for distribution in the Sri Lankan and Middle Eastern markets.

The new purchase orders represent Cereplast's continued growth and expansion in the Asian market. As the consumer of conventional plastics, India suffers from a plastic pollution problem and has taken steps to help better safeguard the environment. Regulations surrounding plastic bags continue to gain momentum and legislation banning the use of plastic bags has already gone into effect in multiple regions.