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November 09, 2021 04:36 PM

Total Corbion PLA to supply Luminy PLA to Danimer Scientific

Strategic collaboration will support long-term growth of biopolymer production

Karen Laird
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    In a statement released earlier today, bioplastics companies Danimer Scientific, Inc. and Total Corbion PLA announced they had entered into a long-term strategic supply agreement under which Total Corbion will supply its Luminy PLA to Danimer.

    Danimer manufactures a range of bioplastic formulations and resins, among which its Nodax PHA, a bio-based, biodegradable polyester produced through microbial fermentation offering highly tuneable physical and mechanical properties. The company also creates combinations of PHA and PLA through a proprietary reactive-extrusion process. These blends can be customised to meet a broad range of technical characteristics for specific applications, allowing the use of its materials to be further expanded across a number of different industries.

    The present agreement with Total Corbion will secure the company’s PLA supply, enabling it to meet customer needs for resins that require a blend of PLA- and PHA-based inputs.

    As Stephen E. Croskrey, Chairman and CEO of Danimer, phrased it, “While growing commercial production of PHA remains the focus of our business, PLA is a part of some compounds that we formulate to meet specific customers’ functionality needs for different applications. Teaming with Total Corbion PLA provides an ideal solution to support our long-term growth strategy while ensuring our short-term customer needs remain fulfilled.”

    Blending PHA with PLA, which is also a biopolyester, not only enhances the price competitiveness of the former, it can boost the biodegradability of the latter and improve the performance properties of both materials, opening up the potential for new and better products.

    Thomas Philipon

    "The biopolymers market is experiencing strong growth, and customers are requesting innovative solutions tailor-made to their market needs,” said Thomas Philipon, CEO of Total Corbion PLA.  “In today’s dynamic market, strategic arrangements throughout the value chain are key to ensuring security of supply in both product and technology that will allow brand owners and ultimately consumers to be comfortable with selecting bioplastics as a sustainable alternative to traditional plastics.”

    Total Corbion PLA is a 50/50 joint venture between TotalEnergies and Corbion focused on the manufacturing and marketing of Luminy PLA resins. Total Corbion PLA is headquartered in the Netherlands, operates a 75,000 tons per year PLA production facility in Rayong, Thailand and recently announced plans to build a second plant in Grandpuits, France.

    Danimer Scientific has manufacturing facilities at facilities in Georgia and Kentucky, USA. Its PHA production is in Kentucky. In Q1 2021, PHA production reached over 50% of capacity; Danimer expects to be at 100% of nameplate capacity by the end of the year. Phase II construction commenced in December 2020 and is expected to come online in Q2 2022 to begin ramping up to an additional 45 million pounds of finished product nameplate capacity. The completion of both phases is expected to bring total nameplate PHA capacity up to 65 million pounds of finished product per year. In Georgia, where operations are currently focussed on the production of PLA-based resins, its total production capacity is 100 million pounds, depending on the mix and type of product.

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