# PlantSwitch starts production at biopolymer facility in Sanford, North Carolina

PlantSwitch began production in early December 2023 at its newly acquired Sanford, North Carolina facility, which will have a 25,000-ton-per-year capacity, starting at 5,000 tons and stepping up quarterly.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-12-04
- Where: Sanford, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $19.5M
- Starts operating: Dec 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 25,000 tons per year
- Products: biopolymers from agricultural waste
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [PlantSwitch](https://endata.com/companies/74189.md)

## Sources

- [waste360.com](https://www.waste360.com/plastics/plantswitch-lands-millions-to-advance-pha-like-polymer), 2023-12-04: "Production begins in early December at the young entrepreneurs’ newly acquired Sanford, North Carolina facility, which will have a 25,000-ton-a-year capacity, starting at 5,000 tons and stepping up in quarterly increments over about a year."

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