Mainstream Pine Products intends to build a crude tall oil biorefinery in South Carolina
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
Mainstream Pine Products, LLC has announced plans for an estimated 90 M$ crude tall oil (CTO) biorefinery at the Charleston International Manufacturing Center (CIMC) in Berkeley County (South Carolina, USA).
Press release: “Mainstream Pine Products to Build New Crude Tall Oil (CTO) Biorefinery in South Carolina”, 26/01/2021.
Figure 1. Mainstream Pine Products’ 10-acre CTO biorefinery will be located in Charleston International Manufacturing Center (taken from the press release)
The biorefinery will be a highly advanced recycling facility with capacity to process 110,000 tons of CTO for use in a wide range of industrial applications. With access to interstate highways, deep water shipping and rail facilities, Mainstream’s 10-acre facility will feature NEXPINUS™ technology provided by Neste Engineering Solutions Oy. The associated project management and engineering will be provided by PegasusTSI, Inc. and supported by Neste Engineering Solutions. The company anticipates breaking ground and starting construction later this year with operations commencing in 2023.