# thyssenkrupp commissions first commercial PLA bioplastics plant for COFCO in China

thyssenkrupp's Uhde Inventa-Fischer subsidiary commissioned the world's first commercial PLA plant using its PLAneo technology in Changchun, China, for COFCO subsidiary Jilin COFCO Biomaterial Corporation. The plant produces polylactide (PLA) from lactic acid for eco-friendly packaging, fibers, textiles, and engineering plastics.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-08-18
- Where: Changchun, China, China
- Starts operating: 18 Aug 2018
- Status: completed
- Products: polylactide (PLA), eco-friendly packaging, fibers, textiles, engineering plastics
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Thyssenkrupp](https://endata.com/companies/833.md)
- [Jilin COFCO Biomaterial Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/4055.md) (partner)
- [COFCO](https://endata.com/companies/4056.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [biorrefineria.blogspot.com](https://biorrefineria.blogspot.com/2018/10/thyssenkrupp-commissions-pla-plant-for-cofco-china-uhde-inventa-fischer-polylactide-bioplastics-biopolymers.html), 2018-10-29: "The world's first commercial plant based on this technology has recently started production in Changchun (China)."

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