On the search for a competitive advantages based on various features and capabilities, ProDe is entering the world of biodegradable products. Biodegradables ensure the sustainability of product life-cycle (PLC) The term PLC is used to describe the stages a product goes through from initial development (start of life) to its removal from the market when sales have declined (end of life). There are six stages to the PLC: Development, Introduction, Growth; Maturity; Saturation; Decline. Polylactic Acid (PLA) is different than most thermoplastic polymers in that it is derived from renewable resources like corn starch or sugar cane. Most plastics, by contrast, are derived from the distillation and polymerization of nonrenewable petroleum reserves. Plastics that are derived from biomass (e.g. PLA) are known as “bioplastics.”