The first PLA factory will be built in the Middle East, which is a milestone in promoting the use of environmentally friendly PLA polymers

On December 1, 2023, during COP28, German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp Group Uhde won a contract for a biopolymer plant from a company in the United Arab Emirates.

Gulf Biopolymers Industries Ltd., headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
, GBI) plans to build a large-scale biopolymer factory in the Arabian Peninsula, which will be the first large-scale biopolymer factory in the Middle East and North Africa region.

The contract includes a basic engineering package (BEP) and a front-end engineering design (FEED) package, and ThyssenKrupp subsidiary Uhde
Inventa-Fischer will perform BEP for PLA production based on its proprietary state-of-the-art technology and its sister company thyssenkrupp Uhde
India will execute the FEED, which covers the entire production complex, including associated off-site and utility facilities.

The plant uses lactic acid from corn as the main raw material to produce polylactic acid (PLA) polymer on an industrial scale. The design focuses on rigorous optimization of raw material utilization at all stages: from starch conversion to lactic acid production and finally polylactic acid production.

my country’s PLA polymerization plant, Jilin COFCO Biomaterials Co., Ltd., adopted ThyssenKrupp subsidiary Uhde in 2018
Inventa-Fischer’s PLAneo® technology produces PLA, which was the world’s first commercial PLA factory based on PLAneo® patented technology at the time. ThyssenKrupp provided engineering, key plant components, and supervision of construction and commissioning to COFCO Jilin.

During COP28, with Werner stein auer (CEO of Uhde Inventa-Fischer), Miguel Ángel López
Borrego (CEO of thyssenkrupp AG), Harald Kroll (Gulf biopolymers
Industries CEO), Cord lands Mann (CEO ThyssenKrupp Uhde) and Rajesh
Signing ceremony by Kamath (CEO ThyssenKrupp Uhde India).

Cord Lands, CEO of Thyssenkrupp Group Uhde
“Replacing fossil raw materials with renewable raw materials can minimize the ecological impact of the entire value chain,” Dr. Mann said.

Gulf Biopolymer Industries CEO Harald
Kroll: “We are proud to announce the establishment of the first large-scale biopolymer factory in the MENA region. This project is a milestone in reducing fossil-based plastics and advancing the adoption of environmentally friendly PLA polymers.”

COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, will be held from November 30 to December 12, 2023 in Expo City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Hosted by the United Arab Emirates, the conference aims to achieve ambitious climate goals to limit global warming to well below 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, increase climate finance for developing countries and urgently expand investment in climate adaptation.

About thyssenkrupp Uhde

Thyssenkrupp AG was formed in March 1999 through the merger of Thyssen AG and Krupp AG. Thyssenkrupp Group is a German industrial giant with 670 subsidiaries, more than 199,000 employees, and sales of 38 billion euros. It is a Fortune 500 company in the world.

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Group, a subsidiary of the group, is one of the world’s three largest elevator and escalator manufacturers. On February 27, 2020, ThyssenKrupp Group sold its elevator business as a whole for 17.2 billion euros.

On September 14, 2023, ThyssenKrupp issued a statement announcing that from October 1, its bearing business unit, hydrogen energy business ThyssenKrupp New Era, chemical engineering subsidiary Uhde and its industrial solutions will be provided Polysius has been integrated into a new low-carbon technology department, with ThyssenKrupp CEO Miguel Lopez as head of the department.

ThyssenKrupp Uhde is an international engineering company engaged in chemical processes, with independent production technology for polymers such as PET and PA, PLA. Furthermore, the company sells chip drying and polymer recycling equipment. The world’s first annual production capacity
The 200,000-ton polygrade polymer production unit was delivered to the United States by Uhde Inventafischer. The equipment is based on the 4-kettle principle and is equipped with only one D scage.
Finisher (final reactor).

In June 2004, UHDE acquired Inventa-Fischer, an engineering company engaged in the design and construction of fiber and polymer plants, from the Swiss EMS Group.

Uhde Executive Committee

About Gulf Biopolymer Industries LtdInc. (GBI)

GBI is a specialist in manufacturing PLA biopolymers for use in the consumer packaging and textile industries. We are advocates for a green tomorrow, enabling our customers and their customers to switch from fossil plastics to our 100% renewable and 100% recyclable biodegradable polymers. Together we are actively working to decarbonise, advance the circular economy and create a less polluted future for our planet. Our project has received the largest approval from the UAEThe support of Zade Free Zone and the trust of multinational customers provide us with the resources and confidence to complete our mission.