Japanese Toyo Engineering Co is to build a 10,000 mt/year industrial-grade ethanol plant in
The plant, to be run by a joint venture comprising
The plant will produce industrial-grade ethanol from crude glycerin, which is an atypical feedstock for ethanol.
Crude glycerin is a byproduct from the production of palm methyl ether, Kenji Sato from Toyo Engineering's communications division said.
The Toyo Engineering contract, which will cover engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the plant, is worth $30 million, Sato said.
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