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To: richardred who wrote (839)	11/9/2006 8:01:43 AM
From: Sam Citron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3363

Just think: A Cambridge-based biotech that doesn't require FDA approval! How can it miss? [MBLX] ^-^

To: richardred who wrote (839)	11/10/2006 10:43:01 PM
From: richardred	Respond to of 3363

Can We Afford to Keep Making Plastic? Posted October 21, 2006 10:00 AM Pathfinder Tags: Braskem Brazil ethanol sugar Technology lying dormant in Brazil for two decades is now stirring interest from the plastics industry. Braskem, the country's largest petrochemicals company, has begun investigating ethanol as a potential base for plastics to replace petroleum. Brazil is the top sugar and ethanol exporter in the world, according to this Dow Jones Newswire report. So what's holding up the transition to ethanol? Economics. Some companies considering construction of an ethanol-based plastics and polyester plant in Brazil may have to shell out $200 million. In the debate over using ethanol as a plastics base, which is most likely to take precedence – money or politics? cr4.globalspec.com