Balrampur Chini Mills commits ₹3,080 crore to PLA bio-plastics plant

Balrampur Chini Mills is developing an 8,000-tonne-a-year PLA bio-plastics facility at Kumbhi, targeted for Q2FY27 commissioning. Part-funded by a ₹450 crore preferential issue, the project targets import substitution and sustainable-packaging demand, alongside a lactogypsum-board expansion.

— Filed Sat, 1 Aug, 2026, 22:22 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Balrampur Chini Mills is building an 8,000-tpa PLA bio-plastics plant and lactogypsum-board facility, funded partly through a ₹450 crore preferential issue. The company targets import substitution and sustainable packaging demand, while sugar and ethanol operations face near-term cane-yield and pricing pressures.

Why this matters

No related recent signals were supplied; the PLA plant and lactogypsum-board expansion place the update in Balrampur Chini Mills' materials diversification.

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