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 Business Environment

7. 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).

8. The Market Competition in the market. European Bioplatic organization. High Development and lack of economies. Mass Production of Bioplastic. Development of crude oil.

9. Government and Patent Control Patent Law. Product cost and selling prices. Inaccessible to small-scale business. Reasonable to register patents. High cost of developing.

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

11. Technology and Available Resources Synthesis of non-edible cellulose and cardanol Willamina Lumber Company in Oregon Cashew production in the South Pacific Pictures from Wikipedia and Gizmag.com

12. Internal Business Environment

14. Limited Liability for debt

15. No double taxation

16. MGMT flexibility

17. Less IRS regulations

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

20. 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

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

22. Triple Bottom Line Performance

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

24. "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/>.

26. Biodegradable

27. 30 million tons of plastic waste in 2009

28. 1 billion plastic bags yearly

30. Cardanose