Expansion of production for drop-in chemicals shows demand for biomaterials

摘要

The infrastructure needed to build towards a high-volume bioplastics industry continues to come online in 2013. the latest announcement comes from materials supplier elevance renewable sciences, which has announced that its second production facility will come online in 2016. the facility, in Natchez, mississippi, us, will complement the company’s existing production volume in Gresik, indonesia. the additional facility and investment of $30 million (?22.2 million) is an indication that demand for bio-based materials is sufficient for companies establishing a role as supplier to grow rapidly.