Valmet to deliver biomass pretreatment system for a biorefinery project of Praj in India


Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.

Valmet will deliver a biomass pretreatment system to Praj Industries for one of the biorefinery projects which is under execution in India. The delivery is planned for the year 2020. The value of the order has not been disclosed.
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Figure 1. Praj and Valmet team at the Praj office in Pune (extracted from the press release)

The scope of Valmet’s supply includes one biomass pretreatment system. Valmet’s concept is developed from long experience in pulping and fiberboard and it is now further applied to meet the new biomass processing requirements. The technology suits the initial hydrolysis step of bioethanol production very well. Valmet has the experience from more than 10 deliveries. With this technology, waste material such as rice straw can be utilized to produce sustainable biofuels. This is Valmet’s first commercial sized order in Asia for 2G ethanol and the first delivery to Praj. Valmet will deliver machinery, engineering and site services, mainly from Sweden and India.

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