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A method of manufacturing an injection molded article, the method comprising: providing a flowable melt composition comprising a cellulose diacetate, a viscosity reducing additive, and a chemical blowing agent; introducing the flowable melt composition into a mold cavity of an injection molding machine; molding the flowable melt composition at a pressure P, a temperature T, and a cycle time C in the mold cavity to form the injection molded article having a length L and a density D in the range of 0.9 to 1.6 g/cc, wherein the method exhibits at least one of the following: a reduction in pressure P, a reduction in temperature T, a reduction in cycle time C, when compared to an injection molded article using a melt composition having the same formulation as the flowable melt composition but without the chemical blowing agent.