# Sulzer to supply technology for new PLA plant in Jiangsu, China

Sulzer Chemtech was awarded a contract by Yangzhou Huitong Biological New Material to supply technology and key equipment for a new polylactic acid (PLA) production facility in Jiangsu Province, China, with a capacity of 30,000 tons per year.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-03-04
- Where: Jiangsu Province, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30,000 tons per year
- Products: polylactic acid (PLA), lactide purification, polymerization technology
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Sulzer Chemtech](https://endata.com/companies/405.md) (supplier)
- [Yangzhou Huitong Biological New Material](https://endata.com/companies/61452.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/sulzers-bioplastics-technology-selected-for-new-pla-plant-in-china/), 2022-03-04: "Sulzer Chemtech Ltd. has been awarded by Yangzhou Huitong Biological New Material to supply technology and key equipment for its polylactic acid (PLA) production facility in Jiangsu Province, China, which will have a capacity of 30’000 tons per year."

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