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DuPont Tate & Lyle To Expand Bio-PDO Production

Plant expansion in Loudon, TN begins next month.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products, LLC has announced plans increase production of bio-based 1,3 propanediol (Bio-PDO) by 35% by expanding its facility in Loudon, TN. Construction is scheduled to start next month and will be finished by the second quarter of 2011. Bio-PDO is used as an ingredient in materials in a variety of applications that have traditionally been based on petroleum—including cosmetics and personal care formulations as well as fluids and polymers. Dupont Tate & Lyl...

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