KiOR awards EPC contract to KBR for Mississippi renewable crude project

In Texas, KBR announced it has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction by KiOR build a first-of-its-kind biomass-to-renewable crude facility to be located in Columbus, Miss. The facility is designed to process approximately 500 tons per day of wood biomass and produce over 11 million gallons of fuel per year.

KBR will provide engineering and procurement services, as well as direct hire construction for the commercialization of KiOR’s proprietary technology, which is designed to convert biomass into drop-in biofuels such as gasoline and diesel blendstocks. The facility is designed to produce renewable fuels from wood biomass.  KBR is an engineering, construction and services company.

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