KTM Industries is an emerging small company, which is involved with the development and manufacture of environmentally friendly, bio-based plastics for diverse industrial and consumer markets. Kid Tech Tools, a subsidiary of KTM, is the developer of the biodegradable building blocks sold to educational, toy and crafts industries. Their products, such as Wetân Set Magic Noodles made from starch products, can be found in over 1000 stores around the world. In cooperation with Dow Chemicals and National Starch Corporation, KTM has recently developed starch-based, biodegradable foam called "Green Cell" for several packaging applications. "Green cell" can be substituted, in many cases, for applications traditionally using conventional foams based on fossil fuel based intermediate