lactide

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Bio-based chemicals capacity build-up continues

Two big news in the bio-based chemicals sector were announced this month: A planned 65 ktpa fermentation-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) capacity in Iowa, USA, to be built by a newly-formed joint venture called Qore, and a 75 ktpa polylactic acid (PLA) plant announced by NatureWorks to be built in Nakhon Sawan province in Thailand. Qore is … Continue reading »

NatureWorks to expand US PLA production

I’ve been hearing that demand for biodegradable/compostable plastics have been very good this year, and PLA (polylactic acid) resins have been benefiting from this growing demand. NatureWorks, the world’s largest PLA manufacturer, announced this week that it will increase its production of Ingeo™️ (PLA) biomaterials portfolio by 10% by installing additional monomer purification technology at … Continue reading »

Total Corbion celebrates PLA plant start-up

I have just been updating my share of polylactic acid (PLA) information in Nova Institute’s upcoming biopolymers study and it reminded me how the PLA industry has come a long way from being a novel, niche polymer.  Of course, it also helps that there’s another major global player in the block aside from NatureWorks that … Continue reading »

Corbion, Total in PLA JV

A good news for Corbion as France-based energy company, Total, decided to join forces and formed a 50/50 JV with Corbion to produce and market PLA polymers.  The JV will now handle the construction of a 75 ktpa PLA polymerization plant at Corbion’s site in Thailand, which already has a lactide (PLA monomer) production unit, … Continue reading »

Corbion mulls 75 ktpa PLA project

Corbion Purac continues to expand its reach in the bio-based chemicals sector and if anybody knows the situation on the PLA resin market, it is this company, which has been supplying lactides to PLA producers and co-developing PLA-based products with its customers. The problem with PLA is that there is only one big volume supplier … Continue reading »

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