US FDA approval for Starpol

Stanelco PLC
14 February 2006

14th February 2006



                   Stanelco plc (Stanelco' or 'the Company')

                 Full US FDA approval granted for Starpol 2000
                        Biodegradable Packaging Material

Stanelco, the RF (radio frequency) applications group, is pleased to announce
full food contact approval has now been granted in the United States by the US
FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for all food categories for its Starpol 2000
biodegradeable packaging material.

This follows Stanelco's earlier announcement on 12th October 2005, regarding the
food contact approval of its Starpol 2000 biodegradable Packaging Material,
following extensive analysis and testing carried out by PIRA International
(Packaging International Research Association).

Full commercial trials are now underway in the US and further details of these
will be announced in due course.

Howard White, Managing Director of Stanelco, commented:

'This is a major step forward in taking our products and technology into the US
marketplace. We are excited about the prospects for Starpol 2000 as a global
standard in packaging materials. We will update the market as our commercial
trials take place.'

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Martin Wagner, Chief Executive
Stanelco PLC
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About Stanelco plc

The Stanelco Group of companies (the Group) has brought together expertise in
radio frequency (RF) technology, RF applications and biodegradable material
sciences to create a revolutionary range of packaging technologies.

Stanelco's philosophy is that new products and processes must offer solutions
and applications which:

* give higher added value,
* are greener, more environmentally sustainable than those they replace and
* have protectable intellectual property rights.

Stanelco will develop the products and processes to a demonstration stage and
then work with partners in order to reach the markets; and under these
circumstances Stanelco will usually seek to license its technology. Stanelco
invests considerable time and resources in ensuring its technologies are
protected via layers of patents wherever possible. In this way Stanelco believes
it can minimise commercial risk and preserve the highest value for shareholders.
The products offering the prospect of near term revenue generation are being
given priority over the Group's resources.

Stanelco was founded in 1953 and is a world leader in the development of radio
frequency technologies for processing polymers for edible and packaging
applications and the design and manufacture of optical fibre technology,
induction heating and dielectric welding equipment. Stanelco's current
developments include GREENSEAL Food tray lidding technology, STARPOL (starch /
pva blended material), STARPOL 2000 (highly functional, low cost biodegradable
packaging material with food contact approvals) FrogPack high impact low cost
packaging format, CradleWrap range of biodegradable air cushion packaging,
Soluble tape, 100% water-soluble films and adhesives, Biodegradable Airbag (void
fill) packaging, edible hard-shell capsule technology, water-soluble detergent
capsules, edible sachets and waste packing.

GREENSEAL, STARPOL, FrogPack and CradleWrap are all trademarks of the Stanelco
plc group.




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