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PLA cup timeline
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Carothers discovers polylactic acid while conducting research for DuPont.
Patrick Gruber and his team begin looking for a way to create renewable products using Carothers discovery.
Cost of producing polylactic acid was significantly reduced, which very much aided Gruber's project and increased the popularity of renewable items, such as cups, made from PLA's.
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