{"id":103502,"date":"2022-01-25T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T06:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=103502"},"modified":"2022-01-20T14:31:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T13:31:38","slug":"sulzers-pla-bioplastics-production-technology-selected-for-natureworks-new-plant-with-annual-capacity-of-75000-tons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/sulzers-pla-bioplastics-production-technology-selected-for-natureworks-new-plant-with-annual-capacity-of-75000-tons\/","title":{"rendered":"Sulzer\u2019s PLA bioplastics production technology selected for NatureWorks\u2019 new plant with annual capacity of 75\u2019000 tons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Developed to support the increasing global demand for polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastics, the fully integrated plant will utilize Sulzer Chemtech\u2019s advanced lactide purification and polymer production technology to produce 75\u2019000 tons per year of Ingeo polylactic acid (PLA) annually, which is used in applications like compostable food packaging.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected to design and supply lactide purification, polymerization and devolatilization units at NatureWorks\u2019 newest facility, Sulzer Chemtech will provide technology, engineering services and key equipment to design and supply fully customized production solutions meeting NatureWorks\u2019 specific requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The use of Sulzer Chemtech\u2019s crystallization technology will deliver high-purity lactides suitable for Ingeo PLA grades, while the polymerization and post-reaction train will convert lactide into the full portfolio of Ingeo grades. Extensive support during the project execution phases will also be provided to help NatureWorks begin its operations quickly and smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the Company\u2019s global manufacturing expansion plan, the new facility will increase NatureWorks\u2019 overall production capacity of lactic acid, lactides and advanced Ingeo PLA biopolymers. Made from renewable resources, these biomaterials have a lower carbon footprint than average petroleum-based plastics and support a wide range of applications, including compostable food packaging and serviceware, fibers, filaments for 3D printing, hygiene masks and household appliances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Bray<\/strong>, Vice President of Operations and Project Program Manager at NatureWorks, comments: \u201cSulzer Chemtech\u2019s specialists have a proven track record delivering highly effective PLA units, and we are looking forward to this cooperation between two market leaders in PLA technology. Leveraging their expertise in process technologies for lactide and PLA products, NatureWorks will design and construct a state-of-the-art production facility that will increase the global availability of functional, high quality Ingeo biopolymers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Torsten Wintergerste<\/strong>, Division President Sulzer Chemtech, adds: \u201cWe are excited to join hands with NatureWorks on this major expansion of their global manufacturing footprint. Together, we continue to build on a successful cooperation which started many years ago. Our respective technical and operational expertise enables us to continue shaping the future of sustainable biomaterials through broader availability.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Developed to support the increasing global demand for polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastics, the fully integrated plant will utilize Sulzer Chemtech\u2019s advanced lactide purification and polymer production technology to produce 75\u2019000 tons per year of Ingeo polylactic acid (PLA) annually, which is used in applications like compostable food packaging. Selected to design and supply lactide purification, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Sulzer is delivering customized state-of-the-art production technology to NatureWorks\u2019 latest biopolymer manufacturing facility which will be located in Nakhon Sawan Biocomplex, Thailand","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[5838,5847,12239,7105,5885],"supplier":[103,2138],"class_list":["post-103502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-bioeconomy","tag-bioplastics","tag-compostability","tag-packaging","tag-pla","supplier-natureworks-llc","supplier-sulzer-chemtech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103502\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103502"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=103502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}