# NatureWorks to build PLA biopolymer plant in Thailand

NatureWorks LLC announced plans to build a new fully integrated polylactic acid (PLA) resin plant in Thailand, with an annual capacity of 75,000 tons, approved by the Thailand Board of Investment and expected to open by 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-06-03
- Where: Thailand, Thailand
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 75,000 tons per year
- Products: Ingeo biopolymer, polylactic acid resin
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [NatureWorks](https://endata.com/companies/14287.md)

## Sources

- [canplastics.com](https://www.canplastics.com/materials/natureworks-building-new-biopolymer-production-plant-in-thailand/1003456439/), 2021-06-03: "Biopolymer maker NatureWorks LLC has announced plans to build a new, fully integrated polylactic acid (PLA) resin plant in Thailand."

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