HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 2006--Cereplast Inc.(OTCBB:CERP), producer of proprietary bio-based resins, is pleased to announce its new Web site. The new design, found at www.cereplast.com, includes a new brand identity and logo. Together, the site and logo reflect the company's core attributes and product solutions.
Cereplast President and CEO Frederic Scheer noted, "Our new Web site, logo and brand identity are just another step in Cereplast's continued growth and leadership in the bioplastics industry. This new web site follows several major milestones, including partnerships with several major conglomerates, including Solo Cup, the arrival of a new production line and our first international partnership with a local distributor in Brazil. It also anticipates broad distribution of Cereplast products to restaurants and consumers by the end of the year."

The new site offers visitors a graphically enhanced interface, increased functionality and an improved user experience. Visitors will notice the clean look with a vibrant new color scheme of green and orange, embodying the environmental benefits of Cereplast's products. Most importantly, the site provides highly targeted content to Cereplast's key audiences -- investors, manufacturers and consumers:

-- For investors, the site includes up-to-date stock quotes, investor FAQs, Standard & Poor's background information and the opportunity to subscribe to Cereplast's investor newsletter.

-- Manufacturers will find detailed information about Cereplast's production process, its resins, their applications and advantages over other bioplastics, as well as Cereplast's certifications by various organizations, including the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI).

-- Consumers can learn about and order Cereplast's consumer products, including disposable food service ware, marketed under the NAT-UR line.

In addition, the site provides information about the company, its management team, recent news and press coverage, and the opportunity to contact Cereplast or sign up for the free company e-newsletter.

About Cereplast

Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB:CERP) designs and manufactures proprietary starch-based, renewable plastics. Cereplast has developed a breakthrough technology to produce proprietary bio-based resins which are used as substitutes for petroleum-based plastics offering price stability and competitive costs compared to traditional resins. Cereplast resins can be used in all major converting process such as injection molding, thermoforming, blow molding and extrusions. Made from renewable resources such as corn and potato starch, Cereplast resins are certified biodegradable and compostable by BPI (Biodegradable Products Institute) and have comparable or superior performance characteristics to conventional plastics and return to nature quickly and safely. Learn more at http://www.cereplast.com.

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Cereplast, Inc.

Cereplast, Inc.

Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB:CERP) designs and manufactures proprietary starch-based, renewable plastics. Cereplast has developed a breakthrough technology to produce proprietary bio-based resins which are used as substitutes for petroleum-based plastics offering price stability and competitive costs compared to traditional resins. Cereplast resins can be used in all major converting process such as injection molding, thermoforming, blow molding and extrusions. Made from renewable resources such as corn and potato starch, Cereplast resins are certified biodegradable and compostable by BPI (Biodegradable Products Institute) and have comparable or superior performance characteristics to conventional plastics and return to nature quickly and safely. Learn more at www.cereplast.com.

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