# thyssenkrupp Uhde wins contract for biopolymer plant from Gulf Biopolymers Industries

thyssenkrupp Uhde secured a Basic Engineering Package and FEED contract from Gulf Biopolymers Industries Ltd. for a large-scale polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer plant on the Arabian Peninsula, using corn as feedstock.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-12-01
- Where: Arabian Peninsula, United Arab Emirates
- Status: announced
- Capacity: industrial large-scale volume
- Products: polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [thyssenkrupp Uhde](https://endata.com/companies/9647.md) (supplier)
- [Gulf Biopolymers Industries](https://endata.com/companies/74115.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [thyssenkrupp-uhde.com](https://www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com/en/media/press-releases/press-detail/thyssenkrupp-uhde-won-contract-for-biopolymer-plant-from-gulf-biopolymers-industries-ltd-241296), 2023-12-01: "thyssenkrupp Uhde has secured a Basic Engineering Package (BEP) and Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) package for the establishment of a biopolymer plant on the Arabian Peninsula."

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