PLA or Polylactide (also known as Polylactic Acid, Lactic acid polymer) is a versatile commercial biodegradable thermoplastic based on lactic acid. Lactic acid monomers can be produced from 100% renewable resources, like corn and sugarbeets.

Polylactide has been able to replace the conventional petroleum-based thermoplastics, thanks to the excellent combination of properties it possesses.

It is one of the most promising biopolymers used today and has a large number of application such as Healthcare and medical industry, Packaging, Automotive applications etc.