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Tapioca plates to hit market soon
The Malay Mail, September 25, 2004

A new environmentally-friendly product based on a patented natural polymer technology that uses tapioca starch will soon hit the Malaysian market.

This revolutionary product is made by Natures Harmony Industries Sdn Bhd (NHI).

Mohan Krishnan, managing director of NHI said:“ We want to produce disposable food containers such as plates, cups. Bowls, trays and burger boxes.”

The product range includes customised packaging for items such as mobile phones, watches, electric and electronic devices and computer parts.

NHI director R. Meyyanathan said: “We are opening a plant in Kedah to manufacture the products.”

The inventor of the revolutionary product, Liew Tseh Hua, who is also an NHI director, said he spent 10 years doing research on the tapioca-based products.