TDM 3DM Worldwide

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3DM Worldwide PLC
09 May 2007


                   3DM Worldwide plc ("3DM" or the "Company")

            3DM take lead in cross-sector plastic recycling project

The board of 3DM Worldwide plc (AIM:TDM) is pleased to announce that it is
leading a consortium including, Bovis Lend Lease, Tesco, Severnside Recycling,
Philip Tyler Polymers, Brunel University (Wolfson Centre for Materials
Processing) and Pera to develop innovative, sustainable products to be
manufactured using the revolutionary Powder Impression Moulding (PIM) process.
The products will be made from waste plastic sourced from the retail and
construction sectors. The consortium has accepted a grant of #0.6 million of
public funding through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) led Technology
Programme as part of the #1.2 million project. 3DM does not expect any
meaningful increase in cash expenditure from it's participation in this project.

The consortium will develop cross-sector recycling opportunities aimed at
capturing valuable thermoplastics materials which would normally be sent to
landfill. The project will focus on reusable plastic containers for use in
retail logistics and further development of site hoarding systems. Using 3DM's
PIM process the mixed plastic waste will be converted into commercially viable
products. It is the consortium's intention on successful completion of the
project to assign on-going production to a third party manufacturer at no
further cost to 3DM.

The two-year project, managed by international technology consulting group Pera,
aims to capture up to 25,000 tonnes of waste material per annum. This will help
British Industry achieve the 25% target for reuse of plastics under the
packaging waste directive by 2010. 3DM is currently unable to provide guidance
as to future revenues from this venture as the products in which the materials
will be used are still to be identified. 3DM will update the market once the
project has clarified the range of products to be developed and the likely
royalty revenue streams due to the Company.

Welcoming the new partnership, Science and Innovation Minister, Malcolm Wicks
said:

"The UK has a proud history of innovation in science and technology. We believe
that we must work with industry to develop the marketable products and services
of tomorrow, so that we can maintain our position as a leading global economy."

"That's why we're supporting this project. It provides a great opportunity to
harness the UK's world-class expertise and use it to boost our economy and help
the environment at the same time."


About the Technology Programme

The Technology Programme provides funding using two of the DTI's business
support products: Collaborative Research & Development and Knowledge Transfer
Networks. Over the period 2005-2008, #320 million in funding is being made
available from DTI to businesses to support research and development in
technology areas identified by the Government's Technology Strategy Board. This
funding is increased by contributions from other Government Departments such as
Defra (#30m), Regional Development Agencies and Devolved Administrations (#30m)
and Research Councils (#26m).

The Programme is investing directly in new and emerging technologies and has
been designed to help businesses work collaboratively with each other or with
academic partners to develop technologies that will underpin products and
services of the future.

In November 2006, DTI announced that, building on its success to date, the
Technology Strategy Board would in 2007 become an Executive Non Departmental
Public Body taking over responsibility for the delivery of the Technology
Programme.

Since 2004, the Technology Programme has supported over 600 projects across 40
technology areas with a combined business and Government investment worth over
#900m. 22 Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTNs) have also been established with
funding of around #40m over 3 years.

For further information: http://www.dti.gov.uk/innovation/technologystrategy.


9 May 2007



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