# Balrampur Chini Mills announces partners for PLA plant project

Balrampur Chini Mills selected Sulzer, Alpine Engineering, and Jacobs as technology partners for its upcoming polylactic acid (PLA) plant. Sulzer will license PLA production from sugarcane, Alpine Engineering will provide fermentation and purification technologies, and Jacobs will oversee engineering and construction.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2024-03-22
- Where: India
- Status: announced
- Products: polylactic acid (PLA)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Balrampur Chini Mills](https://endata.com/companies/76365.md)
- [Sulzer](https://endata.com/companies/308.md) (partner)
- [Jacobs Solutions Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/44058.md) (partner)
- [Alpine Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/76366.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [polyestertime.com](https://www.polyestertime.com/carbon-dioxide-plastic/), 2024-03-21: "Sulzer, renowned for its expertise, will provide licensing for PLA production from sugarcane, a primary resource for Balrampur Chini Mills."

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