Bioworks Demonstrates the Feasibility of Regenerating Polylactic Acid (PLA) from Used Socks via Chemical Recycling

Chemical recycling was validated step-by-step from laboratory scale to pilot scale. After optimizing conditions at the lab ...
C&EN

Polylactic Acid Redux

In early 2000, the Cargill Dow joint venture announced that it would build a 300 million-lb-per-year plant in Blair, Neb., making polylactic acid (PLA). The product was going to be the first commodity ...
The Conversation

Biodegradable plastic in clothing doesn’t break down nearly as quickly as hoped – new research

Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and the Built Environment, University of Portsmouth Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Over 100 million ...
Business Wire

ADM, LG Chem Expand Relationship with MoU For US Production of Lactic Acid and Polylactic Acid for Bioplastics, Other Plant-Based Solutions

CHICAGO & SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LG Chem (KRX: 051910), a leading global diversified chemical company, and ADM (NYSE: ADM), a global leader in nutrition and biosolutions, announced today ...