# Corbion starts construction of 75,000 t PLA bioplastics plant in Rayong, Thailand

Corbion broke ground on 9 November 2016 for a 75,000 tons per annum PLA polymerization plant at its Rayong site in Thailand, with a reported capex of 140 million USD. Sulzer Chemtech supplies key equipment and start-up is targeted for 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2016-11-09
- Where: Rayong, Thailand
- Value: $140.0M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 75,000 tons per annum
- Products: PLA bioplastics, Luminy PLA resins
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Corbion](https://endata.com/companies/404.md)
- [Sulzer Chemtech](https://endata.com/companies/405.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [bioplasticsnews.com](https://bioplasticsnews.com/2016/11/21/corbion-and-total-form-a-joint-venture/), 2016-11-21: "The ground breaking ceremony which took place on November 9th, 2016 marked the official start of construction of the new PLA bioplastics polymerization plant at the existing Corbion site in Rayong (Thailand)."

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