The new phase starts with resuming production, with medium and long-term development plans.
Corden BioChem plans to use the existing first generation (1G) bioethanol production infrastructure at first and locally sourced raw material such as molasses and starch. The initial production capacity estimated is tens of thousands of tons a year. it will also consolidate a local expert team, creating dozens of new jobs in the region
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This move helps the company meet the requirement that all fuel distributors in Romania should sell a minimum amount of biofuel, pursuant to the Government Ordinance 33/2023 and helps reduce reliance on imported fuels.
Swiss-held Clariant invested EUR140 milion in the bioethanol plant in Podari, EUR40 million of which EU funds and closed it at the end of 2023, eighteen months after beginning production on the site.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)