25 April 2013
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Sulzer
has been awarded a contract for the delivery of
a production plant based on
Sulzer's proprietary polylactic acid (PLA) technology.
The facility with the capacity of more than
10,000 tons per year will produce high performance
polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer for
a wide range of application.
Commerical production is planned to start in
the second half of 2014.
Both parties have agreed to leverage Sulzer's technology and
pilot facilities to support the customer in the development of
innovative solutions for the Asian polymer market.
Sulzer's proprietary technology allows
* the continuous production of PLA grades with
* very low residual monomer levels and
* a wide possible viscosity range.
The new PLA produced with Sulzer's technology
* exhibits an excellent crystallinity and
* withstands temperature as high as 180 degree celcius.
Applications in the
* automotive,
* electronics and
* textile industry
based on this new type of material are currently under development.
In order to further
* facilitate the PLA market development and to
* emphasize on its commitment to the biopolymer industry,
Sulzer has recently started-up
its own PLA pilot plant for 1,000 tons per year
in Switzerland.
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