La construcción de la biorrefinería de Chempolis en Assan se pone en marcha de manera oficial

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Tipo de entrada: NOTICIA FLASH.

- Chempolis junto con Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) y Fortum 3 BV (filial de Fortum Oyj) formaron la empresa conjunta Assam Bio Refinery Private Limited en 2018 para construir y operar una biorrefinería en Assam (India).
- El acto protocolario de colocación de la primera piedra se celebró el 9 de febrero con la presencia del Primer Ministro Shri Narendra Modi y representantes de las empresas.
- La construcción de la biorrefinería se espera que sea finalizada en junio de 2021. Para más información sobre el proyecto, véanse las entradas relacionadas más abajo.
Nota de prensa de Chempolis: “Foundation stone laid for the bio-refinery in Assam, India”, 12/2/2019.
Noticia: “Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Laid Foundation Stone For Bio Refinery Project In Assam”, NRInews24x7, 11/2/2019.
Entradas relacionadas:
- “Chempolis, Fortum y NRL sellan un acuerdo para la construcción de una biorrefinería de etanol celulósico en la India”, 5/5/2018.
- “Chempolis y NRL construirán una biorrefinería avanzada en la India”, 22/2/2016.

Figure 1. Acto protocolario de colocación de la primera piedra de la biorrefinería de Assam (tomada de la noticia recogida en la página web de NRInews24x7)

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