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by Eric Hanson on April 17, 2007

There are two potential problems with these new plastics: first, as Hamilton mentions, corn is also used in ethanol, which means it'll be fighting for a limited supply, with resultant higher prices. In addition, I'm willing to bet that the process of manufacturing plastic from corn is more expensive than using petroleum, which will also mean higher prices for these greener products. Solving these two problems may be the barrier to greater adoption world wide.
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