# 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.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/futerro/
Updated: 2026-07-20

- Country: Belgium

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | €12 million raised in 2024 | https://www.futerro.com/futerro-closes-its-first-external-fund-raising-for-its-biorefinery-project-in-europe/ |
| Capacity | 75,000 tons of PLA annually (projected) | https://www.futerro.com/futerro-closes-its-first-external-fund-raising-for-its-biorefinery-project-in-europe/, https://www.futerro.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Futerro-Press-Kit-EN.pdf |
| Regulatory approval | environmental and building permit applications submitted in 2025 | https://chemxplore.com/news/futerro-biorefinery-permit-applications, https://www.futerro.com/futerro-submits-permit-applications-for-its-future-biorefinery/, https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/futerro-moves-ahead-with-lactic-acid-and-polylactic-acid-plant-in-france |
| Production site | Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine (Saint-Jean-de-Folleville), France (future); pilot unit in Belgium; industrial unit in China | https://www.futerro.com/futerro-launches-engineering-for-its-future-european-biorefinery/, https://www.futerro.com/futerro-submits-permit-applications-for-its-future-biorefinery/, https://www.futerro.com/green-chemistry-a-partnership-between-futerro-and-galactic-to-develop-the-potential-of-lactic-acid-on-the-european-market/ |
| Headcount | 27.7 FTE (as of 2026) | https://belscope.be/company/0892199070 |
| Revenue | €2.87 million (2026) | https://belscope.be/company/0892199070 |

Independent sources: belscope.be, chemxplore.com, ofimagazine.com

## Technologies

- [L-lactic acid industrial scale (PLA upstream)](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/l-lactic-acid-industrial-scale/)