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GREENFIELD PROJECT OFF-TAKE DEALS
Perstorp commissions new pentaerythritol plant OMCs to procure over 300-crore lines of ethanol

in Bharuch annually from upcoming plants across 8 States

Sweden-based specialty chemicals State-run oil marketing companies of setting up DEP may apply through
company, Perstorp, has built and com- (OMCs) will procure more than 300- this EoI. Bidders who have set the plant
missioned a state-of-the-art, ISCC Plus crore litres of ethanol from upcoming and have not started production prior to
certifi ed, plant in western India to meet manufacturing facilities of the biofuel the date of publication of this EoI shall
growing market demand for penta- across eight States and two Union also be eligible to apply.
erythritol (penta) chemicals. Located in Territories.
Sayakha, Bharuch, in Gujarat, the facility Preference to maize
was offi cially inaugurated on February 20. OMCs Ethanol Procurement Group DEP shall be commissioned within two The OMCs have introduced a mark-
(OEPG) fl oated an Expression of Inter- years from the date of issuance of the ing system in which preference has
“This is the largest investment in est (EoI) to invite bidders to enter into Letter of Intent (LoI). been given to corn/maize.
Asia so far, in Perstorp’s history. It will a long-term off-take agreement with
further strengthen Perstorp’s position upcoming Dedicated Ethanol Plants Procurement plan For instance, use of feedstock such
as a sustainable and reliable partner in (DEP) in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra The OMCs will procure the high- as corn/maize or tapioca (including
the region of Asia,” noted Mr. Gorm Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, est 97-crore litres annually from Tamil damaged corn/maize/tapioca) carries
Jensen, Perstorp’s Executive Vice Presi- Goa, Odisha and Union Territories of Nadu, followed by Kerala (55-crore the highest 20 marks. Similarly, a combi-
dent Commercial & Innovation. “This Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to pro- litres), Rajasthan (44-crore litres), Gujarat nation of rice and corn/maize, as well
plant will increase the availability and cure denatured anhydrous ethanol. (33-crore litres) and Andhra Pradesh as damaged rice and corn/maize, carries
reliability of products for current, as penta mono and calcium formate. The Sweden, Germany and the US, but this (30-crore litres). 15 marks. Sugarcane based feedstock
well as new customers, reducing lead plant will use renewably sourced raw investment will represent a signifi cant The OMCs – Indian Oil Corpora- or combination of sugarcane-based
times with about 50% for Asian custo- materials as well as a hybrid source of expansion of its global production capa- tion (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corpora- “Tripartite Agreement (TPA) shall feedstock with corn/maize/tapioca/ rice
mers. It is strategically located close electricity. Voxtar is a renewable-based city. At the new site, Perstorp has tion Ltd. (BPCL) and Hindustan Petro- be signed with the shortlisted bidders (including damaged corn/maize/tapioca/
to ports, rails and roadways. This will counterpart to penta. Based on a trace- the capacity to produce 40,000-tpa of leum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) – will who have entered into Long Term rice) carries 10 marks.
help to ensure that Perstorp can supply able mass balance concept, Voxtar is penta and 26,000-tpa of calcium for- collectively procure 301-crore litres of Offtake Agreement and desiring to
products effectively throughout India designed to reduce the carbon footprint mate. “This is a major investment that ethanol annually from plants that are have TPA for availing fi nances from the A bidder of sugarcane-based feed-
and across all of Asia. At the same throughout the value chain and to sup- Perstorp has been projecting for several slated to start commercial operations in banks/fi nancial institutions,” the EoI stocks has to supply from all three types
time, the plant is well positioned to also port sourcing of renewable and recycled years and we are very excited to inaugu- two years from the signing of the off- document said. of feedstocks – sugarcane juice/sugar
export products globally.” raw materials. As Voxtar is chemically rate this state-of-the art plant and bet- take agreement. syrup/sugar, B-heavy and C-heavy
identical to penta, it provides customers ter serve our current and future custo- Those project proponents, including molasses. The bidder also has to main-
In Sayakha, Perstorp will produce with the same quality and performance mers,” said Mr. Vinod Tiwari, Managing The bidder needs to submit an PSUs other than IOCL, BPCL & HPCL, tain supply throughout the year with
a product mix including Perstorp’s as their fossil counterpart.” Director and General Manager India. affi davit undertaking that the proposed who intend to set up or are in the process adequate storage capacity in the plant.
renewable based, ISCC PLUS-certi- The site covers nearly 115,000-sq.m.
fi ed grade, Voxtar, as well as offering Perstorp already produces penta in and will employ about 120 people. APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
CSIR-NIIST offers to support for greywater treatment

and reuse

CSIR-National Institute for Inter- for offi cers of the Kerala Rural Water aspects of greywater treatment, fol-
disciplinary Science and Technology Supply & Sanitation Agency (KR- lowed by a fi eld visit to operational
(CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, WSA) on grey water treatment and grey water treatment and reuse sys-
has offered to extend technical exper- management, CSIR-NIIST Director, tems established on the CSIR-NIIST
tise to meet the goals set out as part Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan said the campus.
of the national mission programmes in institute’s expertise in this area could
waste management such as greywater be leveraged in collaborative efforts The programme was coordinated
treatment and reuse. Presiding over a for the benefi t of the community. The by scientists of CSIR-NIIST’s Environ-
two-day capacity building programme technical sessions covered different mental Technology division.

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