CEREPLAST CLOSES INITIAL EQUITY PLACEMENT 

Hawthorne, Calif., September 8, 2008 Cereplast, Inc. (OTC BB: CERP), manufacturer of proprietary bio-based sustainable plastics, announced today that it closed an interim round of $2.6 million in new equity financing.  The funding was raised in a private placement of common stock to a group of  existing shareholders, new “green” institutional funds and an external Director of Cereplast.  The transaction priced on September 3, 2008 at $0.22 per share.

As previously announced in the Company’s  second quarter  earnings release, this interim equity raise is the first step in an ongoing fundraising campaign which  will be used for: the completion and start-up of the new Seymour manufacturing facilities; a major project to upgrade the productivity and cost competitiveness of the Compostables® manufacturing lines; the completion of the Company’s first application development and testing laboratory; and funding the growth in working capital needed to support significant sales and business expansion coming through in the next few quarters.

About Cereplast
Cereplast, Inc. (OTC BB: CERP) designs and manufactures proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics which are used as substitutes for petroleum-based plastics in all major converting processes – such as injection molding, thermoforming, blow molding and extrusions – at a pricing structure that is competitive with petroleum-based plastics. On the cutting-edge of bio-based plastic material development, Cereplast now offers resins to meet a variety of customer demands. Cereplast Compostables® Resins are ideally suited for single use applications where high bio-based content and compostability are advantageous, especially in the food service industry. Cereplast Hybrid Resins® combine high bio-based content with the durability and endurance of traditional plastic, making them ideal for applications in industries such as automotive, consumer electronics and packaging. Learn more at www.cereplast.com.

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