# thyssenkrupp building first commercial PLA neo plant in Changchun, China

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions is building the first commercial plant based on its PLA neo technology in Changchun, China, for COFCO Corp. The plant will produce around 10,000 metric tons per year of PLA and is scheduled for commissioning in Q1 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-02-13
- Where: Changchun, China, China
- Starts operating: Q1 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 10,000 metric tons per year
- Products: polylactide (PLA) biopolymer
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/2305.md)
- [COFCO](https://endata.com/companies/4056.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [polyestertime.com](https://www.polyestertime.com/pla-production-process/), 2017-02-13: "The company is now building the first commercial plant based on its patented PLA neo technology in Changchun, China, for COFCO Corp."

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