# Danimer Scientific retrofitting Kentucky plant for PHA bioplastic production

Danimer Scientific is retrofitting a manufacturing plant in Kentucky to produce PHA bioplastic from canola oil. The plant is expected to open by September 2019 and will be the world's first commercial PHA production plant.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-04-04
- Where: Kentucky, United States
- Starts operating: Sep 2019
- Status: under construction
- Products: PHA bioplastic
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Danimer Scientific](https://endata.com/companies/3934.md)

## Sources

- [producer.com](https://www.producer.com/news/canola-based-plastic-may-hit-market-soon/), 2019-04-04: "It will be the world’s first PHA commercial production plant."

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