Summary: In Q4 2021, the EIA of Keyuan Bio-Material's 200,000 t/a lactic acid (LA) & 130,000 t/a polylactic acid (PLA) project was released; BBCA Biochemical proposed 180,000 t/a LA project and 100,000 t/a PLA project designated in Shandong Province; Golden Far East's 20,000 t/a LA, DL-lactide and PLA project entered the final stage of construction.
Jiangxi Keyuan Bio-Material Co., Ltd. (Keyuan Bio-Material)
On 8 Oct., the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of Keyuan Bio-Material's 200,000 t/a lactic acid (LA) & 130,000 t/a polylactic acid (PLA) project was publicised for the first time.
Project overview
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Nature: New construction
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Location: Chemical Fiber Industrial Base, Lianxi District, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province
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Raw material: Outsourced starch or glucose
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Product plan:
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Phase I: 100,000 t/a LA, 40,000 t/a PLA, 100,000 t/a calcium sulfate (gypsum, by product)
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Phase II: 100,000 t/a LA and 90,000 t/a PLA, 100,000 t/a calcium sulfate (gypsum, by product)
Founded in 2008 and located in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, Keyuan Bio-Material is majority-owned subsidiary of Levima Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. Committed to bio-based material business, the company puts its focus on PLA, and LA and lactide products. In addition, Keyuan Bio-Material is the first in China to build a demonstration production line that integrates biomass, LA and PLA, which means that it is capable of a whole industrial chain operation individually.
Shandong BBCA Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (BBCA Biotechnology) and Shandong BBCA Biomaterial Co., Ltd. (BBCA Biomaterial)
On 10 Dec., BBCA Biotechnology and BBCA Biomaterial completed the declaration of their 180,000 t/a LA project and 100,000 t/a PLA project respectively. The two companies were both established on 8 Dec., 2021, with 90% shares and 51% shares held by Anhui BBCA Biochemical Co., Ltd. (BBCA Biochemical) separately.
Table Basic information about the two projects
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Item
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180,000 t/a LA project
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100,000 t/a PLA project
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Construction entity
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BBCA Biotechnology
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BBCA Biomaterial
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Location
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Binhai Economic Development Zone, Weifang City, Shandong Province
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Total investment
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USD150.72 million (RBM960 million)
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USD120.89 million (RBM770 million)
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Construction content
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To build production lines for 180,000 t/a lactic acid (use glucose as raw material and adopt bio-fermentation method)
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To build production lines for 100,000 t/a PLA (use lactic acid as raw material and adopt ring-openning polymerization of DL-lactide method)
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Construction schedule
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Proposed to begin in 2022 and complete in 2024
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Source: BBCA Biotechnology & BBCA Biomaterial
Shouguang Golden Far East Modified Starch Co., Ltd. (Golden Far East)
Golden Far East had its 20,000 t/a LA, DL-lactide and PLA project (phase I of the 100,000 t/a LA and 50,000 t/a DL-lactide project) embarked on the final-stage construction of major structure of the factory in early Dec. By then, main equipment such as finished product tank farm, electrical instruments and fermenters, had been installed.
Project overview
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Construction nature: New construction
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Location: Shouguang City, Shandong Province
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Total investment: USD87.92 million (RMB560 million), of which USD0.31 million (RMB2 million) for environmental protection purposes, accounting for 0.36% of the total
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Production process:
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Production of LA: Fermentation—ion exchange
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Raw material: starch syrup sourced from Shandong Shouguang Juneng Golden Corn Co., Ltd.
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Production of PLA: "Two Step" method (ring opening polymerization of lactide (ROP))
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Production capacity: 20,000 t/a of LA, 5,000 t/a of PLA and 5,000 t/a of DL-lactide
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Working system: 110 people, 330 working days per year
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Construction period: 24 months
Source:CCM
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