Companies
Futerro
announced a partnership to develop lactic acid on the European market, submitted permit applications for a new biorefinery in Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine, France, and partnered with Tereos on a wheat-to-bioplastics green-chemistry initiative described as a first in Europe.
- Country
- Belgium
Multi-feedstock
eu
Coverage
| CN | EU | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| platform-chemicals | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Regulatorsfdaefsareach
Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | €12 million raised in 2024 | futerro.com |
| Capacity | 75,000 tons of PLA annually (projected) | futerro.com |
| Regulatory approval | environmental and building permit applications submitted in 2025 | chemxplore.com · futerro.com · ofimagazine.com |
| Production site | Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine (Saint-Jean-de-Folleville), France (future); pilot unit in Belgium; industrial unit in China | futerro.com |
| Headcount | 27.7 FTE (as of 2026) | belscope.be |
| Revenue | €2.87 million (2026) | belscope.be |
Independent sources: belscope.be · chemxplore.com · ofimagazine.com
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| L-lactic acid industrial scale (PLA upstream) | platform-chemicals | Low | → |
Compiled by BIOECON from primary sources.
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