BioMCN: 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy candidate profile

BioMCN

Based in: Netherlands
2008-09 rank: Unranked

Business: Purification, evaporation and cracking (of crude glycerine) to obtain syngas which is used to synthesise bio-methanol

3 Top Milestones for 2008?09

March 2008: proof of principle in our 20.000 t pilot plant,
October 2008: winner European Responsible Care Award,
July 2009: successful start-up commercial 200.000 t plant

3 Major Milestone Goals for 2010?11

1. Selling bio-methanol on a large scale
2. Expanding current capacity,
3. Developing new technologies (possibly different feedstock)

Model: Owner-operator.

Quotable quotes: “The only company in the world to produce bio-methanol on a commercial scale. The solution to comply with biofuels regulations, chemically identical to regular methanol, great performance as a fuel.”

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