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Biobased Chemicals

Total Corbion makes PLA in Thailand

by Melody M. Bomgardner
March 26, 2018 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 96, Issue 13

 

A photo of an employee holding a handful of PLA in the Total Corbion pilot plant in Thailand.
Credit: Total Corbion
Total Corbion is making PLA at this facility in Thailand.

A joint venture of Total and Corbion has started up a 1,000-metric-ton-per-year polylactic acid pilot facility in Rayong, Thailand. PLA is made from lactide, a fermentation product that Corbion ­specializes in. Total Corbion is also ­building a 75,000-metric-ton-per-year plant on the site. The launch provides an Asian source of PLA for biobased, biodegradable plastics. In North America, the main producer of PLA is NatureWorks.

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