Clariant has begun building the first sunliquid plant aimed at producing cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues on an industrial scale. The plant, which is being built in Podari, south-west Romania, is the result of a €100m ($117m) investment by the Swiss company, representing the largest initiative undertaken by a foreign country in the region. The company aims to produce more than 250,000 mt of cellulosic ethanol annually at the plant, by processing 50,000more than 250,000 mt of cereal straws and wheat sourced from local farmers. Clariant aims to use the biofuels produced from the process to soon make the facility carbon-neutral.
Clariant has begun building the first sunliquid plant aimed at producing cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues on an industrial scale. The plant, which is being built in Podari, south-west Romania, is the result of a €100m ($117m) investment by the Swiss company, representing the largest initiative undertaken by a foreign country in the region. The company aims to produce 50,000 mt of cellulosic ethanol annually at the plant, by processing more than 250,000 mt of cereal straws and wheat sourced from local farmers. Clariant aims to use the biofuels produced from the process to soon make the facility carbon-neutral.