Technip forms new alliance with Biochemtex for bioethanol technologies

Technip and Biochemtex have signed an alliance agreement for future Biochemtex second-generation bioethanol projects, the companies announced on Friday.

Biochemtex is the majority shareholder of Beta Renewables, which controls the world’s leading second-generation bioethanol technology (PROESA).

This alliance aims to achieve industry leading capital productivity, through the highest standards of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), operability, accelerated technological innovation, project execution related developments and reduced project cycle times.

Proesa technology is one of the world's leading processes for converting cellulosic feeds into petroleum products. The second-generation bioethanol product will also help meet future regulatory specifications. 

This technology is becoming increasingly important, according to the companies, who note that it offers a new way of processing non-food biomasses that were unusable in fermentation processes.

Technip’s operating center in Rome, Italy, will be in charge of the alliance’s management, as it is a reference and one of the main execution centers at Technip for biofuels.

“Through this alliance, Technip confirms its technological footprint," said Marco Villa, Technip’s region president. "We are proud to be Biochemtex’s contractor of choice for its future Proesa facility projects, thereby reaffirming both our leading position in biofuels and our ability to partner with top tier technology providers.”