# DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products expands Loudon plant

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products will expand its manufacturing facility in Loudon, Tennessee, increasing annual production of bio-based 1,3-propanediol by 35 million pounds. Engineering and construction is scheduled to start immediately.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-03-07
- Where: Loudon, Tennessee, United States
- Jobs: 5
- Starts operating: Jun 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 35 million pounds per year of bio-based 1,3-propanediol
- Products: bio-based 1,3-propanediol (Bio-PDO, Zemea, Susterra propanediol)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products](https://endata.com/companies/30524.md)

## Sources

- [areadevelopment.com](https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/3-7-2018/dupont-tate--lyle-bio-products-manufacturing-loudon-tennessee.shtml), 2018-03-07: "Our continued growth is a testament to our ability to meet the performance requirements of demanding applications with our plant-based ingredients."
- [knoxnews.com](https://www.knoxnews.com/story/money/business/2018/03/14/loudon-factory-commits-expanding-production/422311002/), 2018-03-14: "We continue to see strong market demand for our renewably sourced propanediol, and the most recent expansion project will increase the capacity of our Loudon plant by another 25 percent."

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