# Total Corbion PLA to build world-scale PLA plant in Grandpuits, France

Total Corbion PLA, a joint venture between Total and Corbion, announced plans to build a 100,000-ton-per-annum PLA bioplastics plant in Grandpuits, France. The plant is expected to be operational in 2024 with capital expenditures of approximately €200 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-09-24
- Where: Grandpuits, France
- Value: $234.0M (200.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 tons per annum
- Products: PLA bioplastics
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Total Corbion PLA](https://endata.com/companies/35866.md)
- [Corbion](https://endata.com/companies/404.md) (investor)
- [Corbion](https://endata.com/companies/404.md) (partner)
- [Total](https://endata.com/companies/406.md) (investor)
- [Total](https://endata.com/companies/406.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [corbion.com](https://www.corbion.com/media/press-release/2098442?language=English), 2020-09-24: "Corbion and Total today announced their intention to build a new PLA bioplastics plant in Europe through their Total Corbion PLA joint venture."
- [bioplasticsmagazine.com](https://www.bioplasticsmagazine.com/en/news/meldungen/Total_Corbion_European_site.php), 2020-09-24: "Total Corbion PLA, a 50/50 joint venture between Total and Corbion, announces its intention to build its second PLA plant with a capacity ramping up to 100,000 tons per annum."
- [petpla.net](https://petpla.net/2020/09/28/total-corbion-pla-announces-the-first-world-scale-pla-plant-in-europe/), 2020-09-28: "We are very pleased to announce this second PLA plant project located in Grandpuits, France on Total’s new 'Zero petrol platform', strengthening our successful partnership with Corbion."
- [renewable-carbon.eu](https://renewable-carbon.eu/news/total-corbion-pla-announces-the-first-world-scale-pla-plant-in-europe/), 2020-10-06: "Total Corbion PLA announces its intention to build its second PLA plant with a capacity ramping up to 100,000 tons per annum."

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