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Corbion Purac plans new PLA plant
Corbion Purac, headquartered in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, plans to build a €60 million PLA production plant in Thailand with an annual output of 75,000 tons – if it can sell at least a third of that volume in advance.
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Softbond to add fifth line
Softbond plans to add a fifth spunbonded nonwovens line at its plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to be installed and become operational in 2015.
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Sorona expansion for DuPont
DuPont is to make a $30 million expansion of its Sorona polymer plant in Kinston, North Carolina.
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Boost for methane to biopolymers
The US Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Bioenergy Technologies is supplying a grant of up to $2.5 million to NatureWorks in support of its bid to sequester methane as the feedstock for its Ingeo biopolymers and intermediates.
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Oji plans Malaysian diaper base
Japan’s Oji Holdings Corporation is to build a new disposable diaper factory in Malaysia following its 80% share acquisition of the established local manufacturer People & Grit.
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NEW ISSUE: SEPTEMBER 2014
Sweeping change: Is China really surging ahead in the areas of both innovation and sustainable development? Flushable wipes: Strong enough to do their job but weak enough to disperse in water? Carbon fibre leader: The ongoing repercussions of BMW’s ambitious i Series programme. Closed loop care: Big opportunities for manufacturers of renewable nonwovens for hospitals and institutions. Electrospun SAPs: BASF reports a high surface area and improved fluid absorption and retention properties with a new technique for making SAP nanofibres. Cradle-to-gate LCA study on a new spunbond and pulp technology.
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