ORLEN Południe intends to build a cellulosic ethanol plant in Poland with Clariant’s technology



Type of post: NEWS.

Clariant has just announced the second license deal for its Sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol technology. The agreement has been signed with ORLEN Południe, member of ORLEN Group which is the largest player in the fuels and energy markets in Central and Eastern Europe.

Figure 1. Clariant and ORLEN Południe sign license agreement on Sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol technology (taken from the press release)

ORLEN Południe intends to build a full-scale commercial plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol. The license agreement enables it to use Sunliquid technology for the project development and plant operation.

Location
The site ORLEN Południe in Jedlicze (southeastern Poland).
The company will leverage the available land and the integration potential with the existing petroleum refinery.
Feedstock
Agricultural residues.
Product and production capacity
25.000 tons/year of cellulosic ethanol.

The announcement represents another major step toward the commercialization of Sunliquid technology for advanced biofuels in Europe. In the fall of last year, Clariant broke ground on its greenfield first-of-its-kind full-scale commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in Podari (Romania). Also, Clariant announced the sign of the first technology license agreement with Enviral (a member of the Envien Group) in September 2017. For ORLEN Południe, the agreement will further solidify its position as a forerunner in the Polish biofuels and bio-component technologies.
Related posts: “Clariant starts the construction of its cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania”, 17/9/2018.

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