THAILAND: PTT Chemical invests $150m in Ingeo fibre firm
Author: Leonie Barrie | 13 October 2011
Thailand's largest chemical producer, PTT Chemical Public Company Limited, is investing US$150m in NatureWorks, which makes Ingeo branded biopolymers from renewable sources such as corn, which are used in a range of end-uses including clothing and textile fibres.
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