# GC and partners to start PLA bioplastics plant in Nakhon Sawan

GC, together with Cargill and NatureWorks, will start commercial production at its new PLA bioplastics plant in the Nakhonsawan Bio Complex in Q3 2025. The plant will have a capacity of 75,000 tonnes per year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-06-19
- Where: Nakhonsawan Bio Complex, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
- Starts operating: Q3 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 75,000 tonnes per year
- Products: PLA bioplastics, lactic acid
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [PTT Global Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/813.md)
- [Cargill](https://endata.com/companies/3828.md) (partner)
- [NatureWorks](https://endata.com/companies/14287.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prachachat.net](https://www.prachachat.net/hilight-prachachat/news-1589502), 2024-06-19: "เตรียมเดินเครื่องกำลังการผลิตโรงงานผลิต PLA พลาสติกชีวภาพ ครบวงจรแห่งใหม่ ... โดยคาดว่าจะเดินเครื่องเชิงพาณิชย์ได้ในช่วงไตรมาส 3 ของปี 2568"

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