Henan Tianguan Expands the Capacity of Cellulosic Ethanol
(SB Wire) Henan Tianguan Fuel Ethanol Co., Ltd. (Henan Tianguan) plans to launch cellulosic ethanol plants to expand its capacity gradually in next three years, which is expected to reach 120,000t/a in 2014, according to CCM’s October Issue of Industrial Biotechnology China News.
Henan Tianguan will start to construct the plants at the end of 2011, revealed by Mr. Cheng, a staff from the cellulosic ethanol department of Henan Tianguan. As explained by Mr. Cheng, restricted by the distance of raw materials’ collection, the company has already decided to construct about 12 plants with capacity of about 10,000t/a respectively in Nanyang City, Henan Province. It is predicted that the plants will consume about 1 million tonnes of straw annually, if the production lines are all launched in the near future. By then, it means that the farmers’ revenue in the city will increase by USD46 million per year.
Henan Tianguan has the cellulosic ethanol pilot production line with capacity of 10,000t/a, which has provided the products since 2009. As the first cellulosic ethanol manufacturer with capacity of 10,000t/a, Henan Tianguan is confident with its cost of cellulosic ethanol, which is lower than that in COFCO Corporation. READ MORE