The construction of the Chempolis biorefinery in Assan has been officially launched

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Type of post: FLASH NEWS.

- Chempolis together with Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Fortum 3 BV (100% subsidiary of Fortum Oyj) established the joint venture Assam Bio Refinery Private Limited in 2018 for building and operating a biorefinery in Assam (India).
- The ceremony of the foundation stone laying was held on 9th February honoured by the presence of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and representatives of the companies.
- The construction of the biorefinery is expected to be completed by June 2021. For more information about the project, see the related posts below.
Chempolis press release: “Foundation stone laid for the bio-refinery in Assam, India”, 12/2/2019.
News: “Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Laid Foundation Stone For Bio Refinery Project In Assam”, NRInews24x7, 11/2/2019.
Related posts:
- “Chempolis, Fortum and NRL seal a deal for the building of a cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in India”, 5/5/2018.
- “Chempolis and NRL to build advanced biorefinery in India”, 22/2/2016.

Figure 1. Ceremony of the foundation stone laying of the biorefinery in Assam (taken from the news on NRInews24x7 website)

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