3 December 2018
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Panoramic view of Total Corbion PLA's new facility in Rayong, Thailand
Total Corbion PLA's new 75,000 tons per year PLA plant in Rayong, Thailand
Total Corbion PLA's new 75,000 tons per year PLA plant in Rayong, Thailand, operating 24/7
The quality laboratory at Total Corbion PLA's new PLA plant in Rayong, Thailand
Quality control of Luminy® PLA in Rayong, Thailand
Quality Assurance Manager at Total Corbion PLA, Nittaya Khamma, explains the Luminy portfolio
Operator in Total Corbion PLA's new PLA plant in Rayong, Thailand
Total and Corbion,
announces the start-up of its 75,000 tons per year
PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) bioplastics plant
in Rayong, Thailand.
The plant has successfully produced
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This bioplastic provides a valuable contribution
towards the circular economy
being biobased and biodegradable
and offering multiple environmentally-friendly
waste solutions.
The new facility will produce
a broad range of Luminy® PLA resins
from renewable, non-GMO sugarcane
sourced locally in Thailand: from
standard PLA to
innovative, high heat PLA and PDLA
with unique properties.
The products will meet customers’ needs
in a wide range of markets notably
packaging, consumer goods, 3D printing,
fibers and automotive
and are specifically optimized
for extrusion, thermoforming, injection molding
and fiber spinning processes.
At the end of their useful life, PLA products
can be mechanically or chemically recycled,
or in some cases composted
and returned to the soil as fertilizer.
Total Corbion PLA will leverage on the integration
with its Lactide plant, the monomer required
for the production of PLA,
that has simultaneously been expanded
to 100,000 tons per year production capacity.
Furthermore, the 1,000 tons per year PLA pilot plant,
which has been operational since the end of 2017,
is located on the same site
and will be used for product development.
Stephane Dion,
CEO Total Corbion PLA bv
“The start-up of this state-of-the-art plant
establishes Total Corbion PLA
as a world-scale PLA bioplastic producer,
ideally located to serve growing markets
from Asia Pacific to Europe and the Americas”
“The subsequent increase in global PLA capacity
will enable manufacturers and brand owners
to move into the circular economy
and produce biobased products
with lower carbon footprints
and multiple end of life options.”
President Refining & Chemicals at Total
“I’m very pleased that the joint venture
has started-up
the second-largest PLA bioplastics plant in the world.
This achievement is fully in line with our strategy,
to expand in petrochemicals and, at the same time,
innovate in low-carbon solutions.
Bioplastics are a great complement
to our more traditional petrochemicals products
to meet the rising demand for polymers
while contributing towards
reducing end-of-life concerns”
Corbion, that supplies the lactic acid
to this fully integrated plant,
is happy with the news:
“The successful start-up of this state-of-the-art PLA plant
is the result of impressive team work by many.
This is good news for consumers and producers
who want to make a conscious choice
to improve their carbon footprint
and make their contribution to a circular economy.
A world of innovation and business opportunities
has opened up while contributing to a better world”
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