# PHA bioplastics: Production

Big plant dreams, tiny real output and a fire sale

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/production/

What this tab covers Who makes it and how much: world capacity and output, utilisation, the top producing countries and companies globally and in India, concentration, new capacity coming, and each region's position.

| Measure | Figure | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| **World capacity** | not published; tens of kt/yr nameplate globally (indicative) |  | indicative |
| **World output** | not published |  | not published |
| **Capacity utilisation** | low: bioplastics range 28-100% utilisation by polymer in 2025, PHA likely at the low end (indicative) | Danimer's paused expansion ($189.5 million spent) and bankruptcy show capacity built ahead of demand. | European Bioplastics 2025; Elevenflo 2026 |
| **Concentration** | a handful of producers; no shares published | After Danimer's collapse, CJ Biomaterials and Kaneka are the most prominent (indicative). | indicative |
| **New capacity** | not published | Danimer's Bainbridge greenfield plant, announced in 2021 at about $700 million, never reached profitable scale (indicative); Yield10 and Danimer both failed in 2024-2025, and Teknor Apex bought Danimer's assets for $19 million after a court-approved sale in May 2025. | bioplastics MAGAZINE 2025; Plastics Today 2025 |

#### Top producing countries

- **United States**: Danimer plants (now Teknor Apex); CJ Biomaterials HQ in Woburn, MA
- **Indonesia**: CJ Biomaterials PHA plant at Pasuruan (indicative)
- **Japan**: Kaneka PHBH (indicative)
- **China**: several start-ups and producers (Bluepha, Tianjin GreenBio, PhaBuilder; indicative)
- **Europe**: PHA among the areas of new European capacity
 Elevenflo 2026; Plastics Today 2025; indicative; European Bioplastics 2025

#### Largest producers: global

| Company | Country | Volume | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **CJ Biomaterials (CJ CheilJedang)** aPHA and scPHA; Pregis and Tous les Jours partnerships; capacity not verified (about 5 kt, indicative) | South Korea/US | not published | n/a | [Plastics Today, Jun 2025](https://www.plasticstoday.com/packaging/cj-biomaterials-shares-bioplastics-news-and-views) |
| **Kaneka** Green Planet brand; capacity not verified | Japan | not published | n/a | indicative |
| **Danimer Scientific (now Teknor Apex)** SPAC listing Dec 2020 raising about $380 million; Chapter 11 on 18 Mar 2025; $402 million funded debt; sold for $19 million in June 2025 | US | not published | 2025 | [bioplastics MAGAZINE, Mar 2025; Elevenflo 2026; Wikipedia](https://www.bioplasticsmagazine.com/en/news/meldungen/20250326-danimer.php) |
| **RWDC Industries** PHA developer; operating status not verified in sources reached | Singapore/US | not published | n/a | indicative |
| **Newlight Technologies** AirCarbon PHB from methane (indicative) | US | not published | n/a | indicative |
| **Chinese producers (Bluepha, Tianjin GreenBio, PhaBuilder)** capacities not verified | China | not published | n/a | indicative |

#### Largest producers: India

| Company | Country | Volume | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **No commercial PHA producer identified** research groups and start-ups not verified | India | not published | n/a | not found in sources reached |

No commercial PHA production was found in India. India's single-use plastic rules and its sugar and oil base make it a potential site, but none of the global failures suggests an easy entry.

#### Position by region

| Region | Position |
|---|---|
| **US** | Home of Danimer (failed) and CJ Biomaterials' HQ; demand from food service. |
| **EU** | Single-Use Plastics Directive treats PHA items as plastic, which limits the marine-degradability advantage (indicative). |
| **India** | No production; rules make compostable straws and cutlery mandatory (S&P Global 2026). |
| **China** | Several start-ups scaling (indicative). |
| **Japan** | Kaneka is the main producer. |
| **Middle East** | None found. |

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/correlation/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/routes/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/movement/index.md)
- [Regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/regulation/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pha/links/index.md)