Cardia Bioplastics Limited

Cardia Bioplastics Limited (ASX:CNN) (OTCMKTS:CDRBY) is pleased to announce that Australian Stellar Films and Cardia Bioplastics have partnered to produce environmentally friendly, high quality and cost competitive Biohybrid(TM) films tailored for the global personal care and hygiene products industry.

Cardia Bioplastics Limited (ASX:CNN) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the IAIR Green Excellence Award. IAIR Awards is one of the world's leading ranking and prize for excellence in global economy and sustainability.

Cardia Bioplastics Limited (ASX:CNN) is pleased to announce that it has developed proprietary Biohybrid(TM) packaging films tailored to the innovative bag-in-bag water packaging process.

Cardia Bioplastics Limited (ASX:CNN) is pleased to announce that it has secured patent protection for its Cardia Compostable resin family of products from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Cardia Bioplastics Limited (ASX:CNN) is pleased to announce that it is has been selected as preferred supplier of waste management products by the Nanjing Jianye District. Cardia received the first quarter order of A$250,000 for the supply of Cardia waste management bins and Cardia Biohybrid(Tm) kitchen waste bags to the individual households of this region with a forecast of A$1 million annual supply requirement.

Cardia Bioplastics Limited (ASX:CNN) (OTCMKTS:CDRBY) continues to expand its retail carrier bag sales in international markets after having been selected as the preferred bag supplier to Ricoy Supermercados in Brazil.

Biomolecular engineers at the University of Sydney are creating cleaner, more costeffective PPC polymers that promise to transform the biodegradable polymer industry. The plastics being developed will have a broad range of usability, at one end of the spectrum being used for fully recyclable shopping bags, at the other, as restorative implants in the human body.

Cardia (ASX:CNN) is pleased to announce that Breville Group Limited, a global designer and manufacturer of small kitchen appliances will purchase and market Cardia's compostable "juicer bags" as part of its Juicer accessory offering to consumers.

Cardia Bioplastics Limited (ASX:CNN) and USA-based Custom Bioplastics LLC have announced the launch by Custom Bioplastics of the new "Bio-buddy(TM) dog waste bag" developed using Cardia's new and unique Biohybrid(TM) technology.

Asian Activities Report for October 17, 2011 includes: International Coal Limited (ASX:ICX) has expanded the drilling programme at its wholly owned South Blackall Project in Queensland; Avanco Resources Limited (ASX:AVB) reported excellent results from the Rio Verde Copper Project in Brazil; Cardia Bioplastics Limited (ASX:CNN) has received BioNexus Status in Malaysia; Mantle Mining Corporation Limited (ASX:MNM) has completed the first 4 holes of a 15 hole drill program at the Company's 100% owned Bacchus Marsh coal project in Victoria; Vocus Communications (ASX:VOC), a Seven Group Holdings (ASX:SVW) company, has secured a multi-year deal to provide IP Transit and Data Centre services to leading 4G wireless provider vividwireless.