# Hyosung TNC starts commercial operations at Bio-BDO plant in Vietnam

Hyosung TNC has begun commercial operations at its Bio-BDO plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a $1 billion investment. The plant produces 50,000 tons of Bio-BDO annually from sugarcane-based raw materials.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-08-26
- Where: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Value: $1.00B
- Starts operating: 1 Sep 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 50,000 tons of Bio-BDO annually
- Products: Bio-BDO (butanediol)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Hyosung TNC](https://endata.com/companies/33775.md)

## Sources

- [textalks.com](https://textalks.com/hyosung-starts-commercial-sugarcane-based-bio-bdo-production-in-1-billion-spandex-push/), 2026-08-26: "Hyosung TNC has started commercial production of sugarcane-derived Bio-BDO in Vietnam, marking a significant scale-up of its regen™ BIO Elastane platform."
- [wwd.com](https://wwd.com/sourcing-journal/industry-news/hyosung-begins-commercial-operations-bio-based-bdo-plant-1239176247/), 2026-09-01: "Based on our Bio-BDO and B"
- [vir.com.vn](https://vir.com.vn/hyosung-tnc-establishes-bio-spandex-production-system-in-vietnam-159988.html), 2026-09-03: "Hyosung has started commercial operation of its 50,000-tonne-per-year Butanediol (Bio-BDO) plant in Ho Chi Minh City."

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