TOTALENERGIES CORBION
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Total and Carbion joined forces to develop bioplastics by creating a 50/50 joint venture, TotalEnergies Carbion, to produce and market polylactic (PLA) polymers. PLA is a biobased, biodegradable polymer obtained by fermenting renewable resources (sugar or starch) to produce lactic acid. |
| 2019 | The company established its 75,000 tons per year PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) bioplastics plant in Rayong, Thailand, to increase the production capacity for this versatile biopolymer by almost 50%. |
| 2023 | Xiamen Changsu Industrial Pte Ltd, a global player in high-performance specialty plastic films, collaborated with the company on product development, research, and development of new technologies and applications of biaxially oriented polylactic acid (BOPLA). |
| 2023 | Bluepha Co. Ltd, a synthetic biology company in China, collaborated with the company to further advance the development of high-performance biopolymer solutions, combining Bluepha Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) with Luminy Polylactic Acid (PLA) technology. |