Praj signs MOU with ESSIC to develop 1G and 2G ethanol in Egypt from sugarcane

In Egypt, Praj Industries Limited announced it has entered into an MoU with Egyptian Sugar and Integrated Industries Company (ESIIC) of Egypt to set up 1st and 2nd Generation ethanol projects in Egypt. Praj and ESIIC will develop infrastructure, help formulate policy framework, and create awareness etc. to mainstream bioeconomy. Sugarcane bagasse and rice straw are envisaged to be feedstock for conceiving Egypt’s first 2nd generation ethanol project. Low carbon ethanol produced from these 2G ethanol plants will be supplied as feedstock for production of specialty chemicals.

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