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Lactic acid and PLA and Sugar

Sugar is a raw material for lactic acid and PLA.

Lactic acid and PLA (chemical) and Sugar (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Feedstock

Physical flow · Direct · Sugar → Lactic acid and PLA

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

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