DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products will expand its manufacturing facility in Loudon, Tennessee.
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products, LLC, a joint venture between DuPont and Tate & Lyle, will expand its manufacturing facility in Loudon, Tennessee to increase annual production of bio-based 1,3-propanediol by 35 million pounds. Engineering and construction is scheduled to start immediately and the expansion is expected to be complete mid-2019. The expansion will reportedly bring additional construction and engineering jobs to the region and reinforces DuPont Tate & Lyle’s commitment to providing customers higher-performing ingredients from a petroleum-free, more sustainable and renewable source.Formed in 2004, DuPont Tate & Lyle’s proprietary process uses plant-based feedstocks to produce bio-based 1,3-propanediol. The joint venture provides offerings for a variety of markets and applications through its bio-based performance brands Susterra and Zemea propanediol in addition to Bio-PDO, the key ingredient for DuPont Sorona high-performance polymers.
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