18 October 2018
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To reduce reliance on petroleum-based plastics,
thyssenkrupp has developed
a manufacturing process
for the bioplastic polylactide (PLA).
The world’s first commercial plant based on
the patented PLAneo® technology
recently started production in Changchun, China.
It is operated by the
Jilin COFCO Biomaterial Corporation,
a subsidiary of COFCO,
China’s largest food and beverage group.
The new plant produces all standard PLA types,
among other things
for the production of eco-friendly packaging,
fibers, textiles and engineering plastics.
Sami Pelkonen,
CEO of the Electrolysis & Polymers Technologies
business unit of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
“The bioplastics market will continue to grow
in the coming years, not least due to
the increasing environmental awareness of industry,
governments and consumers.
With our PLAneo® technology we want to do our bit
to make the plastics sector more sustainable
and resource-friendly.
With it we enable our customers
to produce high-quality bioplastics
with a wide range of properties
– at a price that is competitive with conventional plastics.”
Polyactide (PLA) is a 100% bio-based and compostable plastic
which thanks to its physical and mechanical properties
can replace conventional oil-based polymers in many areas.
The starting material for PLA production is
lactic acid,
which is recovered from renewable resources
such as sugar, starch or cellulose.
PLAneo® technology converts lactic acid into PLA
in a particularly efficient and resource-friendly way.
Another advantage is its transferability to large-scale plants
with capacities of up to 100,000 tons per year.
In developing the technology, thyssenkrupp’s subsidiary
Uhde Inventa-Fischer
profited from decades of expertise gained from
the construction of more than 400 polymerization plants
and extensive experience in the scale-up of new technologies.
For the new plant in Changchun thyssenkrupp provided
* the engineering,
* key plant components and
* supervision of construction and commissioning.
Isabel Reinhardt
External Communications
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