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Jindan Bio-new Materials announced a 10% increase in L-lactide prices on October 23, after its parent raised lactic acid prices several times in 2026. TotalEnergies Corbion raised its Luminy PLA prices by 10% from October 16, citing operating-cost pressures.
China's PLA capacity utilisation fell to 55.05% in the week ending October 15 as several plants stayed offline.
The story concerns industrial bioplastic chemicals with no direct link to feed ingredients or grain and oilseed prices. Higher energy and feedstock costs are pushing up PLA prices, but the effect on animal-feed commodities is negligible.
chemanalyst.comJecob KutchNov 5, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
