In India, Balrampur Chini Mills, a sugar producer, is investing €222.45 million to build a polylactic acid plant. According to Sustainable Plastics, the plant will have the capacity to produce 75,000 metric tons per year and be India’s first industrial-scale bioplastics plant.
The facility will be built next to Balrampur Chini Mills’ Uttar Praadesh sugar plant to leverage easy access to feedstock and existing infrastructure.
“We see the utilization of sugar as a raw material in PLA production as pivotal for a sustainable future,” said Balrampur Chini executive director Avantika Saraogi. “Through the PLA project, our goal is to not only drive financial growth but also redefine standards in India’s sustainable economic landscape.”