# Lactic acid and PLA and Maize

Maize is a raw material for lactic acid and PLA.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/lactic-acid-and-pla-and-maize/

[Lactic acid and PLA](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/lactic_acid_pla/) (chemical) and [Maize](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/maize/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Feedstock

*Physical flow · Direct · Maize → Lactic acid and PLA*

Lactic acid and PLA is made from maize: it is one of the raw materials its production routes start from.

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