Agresti Vietnam to deploy gravity pressure vessel technology for low-cost ethanol from landfill waste

In Vietnam, Agresti Biofuel presented to more than 750 scientists, engineers, national and municipal governmental agencies on the issue of new waste treatment technology and alternative landfill solutions, after signing a  Memorandum of Agreement with Phuc Yen Company and local businessman Mr. Ngo Xuan Tiec to market, build and operate municipal waste-to-ethanol facilities in the country.

The joint venture, Agresti Vietnam, will employ the patented GeneSyst Gravity Pressure Vessel technology to produce ethanol and other saleable products.

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