Grupo Bimbo

MEXICO CITY - Discarded degradable metallic packaging disintegrates in 3 to 5 years - The company intends to use degradable metallic packaging for all its products by the first quarter of 2011 Mexican leading baked goods company Grupo Bimbo, the world leader in production and sales volume, with presence in 18 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia, announced that Organizacion Barcel, one of its subsidiaries, has begun using degradable metallic polypropylene packaging for its products, which disintegrates within a period of 3 to 5 years after the product's shelf life.