28 November 2013
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With reference to the announcement today
from M&G Chemicals,
Novozymes today announces that
it will supply enzyme technology
to the world’s first biomass to glycols bio-refinery
to be constructed by M&G Chemicals in China.,
The bio-refinery
will be located in Anhui province,
close to Fuyang in Eastern China, and
will have capacity to process 1 million
metric tons of biomass per year,
approximately 4 times the capacity of
the biomass conversion facility
by Beta Renewables in Crescentino, Italy.
Construction of the bio-refinery is contingent
upon successful financing,
and the bio-refinery is slated to
begin operations in 2015.
The bio-refinery is expected to be realized
through a joint venture between
* M&G Chemicals and
* the Chinese company Guozhen Group Co.
which will make available 1 million
metric tons of wheat straw and
corn stover per year.
The bio-refinery will produce
mono-ethylene glycol (MEG).
MEG’s main application areas are
in the production of synthetic polyester fibers and
as one of two main components in
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) production.
PET is one of the key building blocks
for plastic packaging,
including plastic bottles for water.
The lignin by-product
will feed a 45 MW cogeneration power plant
which will be constructed
in conjunction with the bio-refinery.
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