Balrampur Chini Mills Receives Rs 75 Crore Grant for PLA Co-Polymer R&D Facility
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd (BCML) has received a Rs 75 crore grant from the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) under the Department of Biotechnology's BioE3 initiative to establish a 100 tonnes per annum pilot-scale research and development facility for polylactic acid (PLA) co-polymers. Located at BCML's integrated manufacturing complex in Kumbhi, Uttar Pradesh, the facility aims to develop advanced bio-based materials, support technology indigenisation, and facilitate scale-up to commercial production alongside India's first integrated commercial PLA manufacturing plant with an 80,000 tonnes per annum capacity.
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businessstandard broke this story on 24 Sept, 06:53 am. Other outlets followed.