Almost a year ago, The Digest reported that Raízen was rising with about $1.15 billion raised in the biggest Brazil IPO of the year. And this year is no exception to the continued Rising of Raízen with the just announced BRL$2 billion (about USD$395 million) investment package to build two new cellulosic, second-generation ethanol plants […]
In Romania, Clariant’s first full-scale commercial sunliquid plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues is mechanically completed and ready for start-up. The flagship plant will process approx. 250,000 tons of straw to produce 50,000 tons of cellulosic ethanol annually, contributing to lowering greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector. After completing the […]
Here comes the sun…the sunliquid that is. From Switzerland-based Clariant comes news that construction is complete first commercial Sunliquid plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues. Where? In Podari, Romania where the EUR 140 million facility (about $162 million USD) will be operational in the fourth quarter processing approx. 250,000 tons of […]
Shares have started trading in Raízen’s IPO – which also happens to be the largest Brazilian IPO of 2021. They raised $1.15 billion and even though shares are priced at the bottom of the suggested range, this is big news for this Shell, Cosan joint venture company. In today’s Digest, Raízen’s business and background, the […]
In Japan, scientists from the Institute of Science and Engineering at Kanazawa University have developed new solvent mixtures to break down the tough structure of plant cellulose for the production of bioethanol. These new solvents work under mild conditions, have reduced toxicity and are more environmentally friendly compared with currently available solvents. This work may […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Raizen plans to invest in a new 82-million-liter cellulosic ethanol plant, double the size of its first 2G facility, although the amount of the investment was not released in the securities filing that mentioned the new project. Already 91% of the production from its first plant has been sold to an […]
In Washington, D.C., with support from the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, National Renewable Energy Laboratory scientists unveiled a new analytical method to give companies an unprecedented level of ease and precision for measuring the amount of cellulose in their grain, an achievement that could help biorefineries expand production of low-carbon cellulosic ethanol. […]
In California, Aemetis was notified of a grant from the U.S. Forest Service toward the commercialization of a patented process that extracts cellulosic sugars from waste orchard wood, waste forest wood, and other biomass. The sugars from waste wood could potentially be used to produce high value cellulosic ethanol at the existing 65 million gallon […]
In India, the Deccan Herald newspaper reports researchers from the Indian Institute of Science have developed a process to produce cellulosic ethanol from crop waste. At lab scale, researchers managed to produce 36 liters of ethanol from rice paddy and 53 liters of ethanol from wheat straw. Both feedstocks are major challenges for the country’s […]
In Switzerland, ORLEN Południe, member of ORLEN Group, intends to realize a full-scale commercial plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol at its Jedlicze site in Poland with Clariant’s sunliquid technology. The announcement represents a strategic milestone for Clariant as this second license agreement for its sunliquid technology is another step to commercialize its technology. […]
