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Futerro Venture Launches Plant For Polylactic Acid

by Michael McCoy
April 26, 2010 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 88, Issue 17

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Futerro’s polylactic acid.
Credit: Futerro
Futerro’s polylactic acid.

Futerro, a 50-50 joint venture between Galactic and Total Petrochemicals, has started polylactic acid (PLA) production at a 1,500-metric-ton-per-year pilot plant in Escanaffles, Belgium. Built adjacent to a Galactic lactic acid unit, the new facility converts fermentation-derived lactic acid to lactide and then to PLA. The partners anticipate using the new technology in future international projects.

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