DuPont and New Tianlong Industry to Develop Ethanol Plant in China
July 22, 2015http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/12191/dupont-new-tianlong-industry-sign-deal-for-cellulosic-technology
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DuPont and New Tianlong Industry Co. Ltd. have announced an agreement to begin the development of China's largest cellulosic ethanol manufacturing plant, located in Siping City, Jilin Province in China.
The agreement allows NTL to license DuPont's cellulosic ethanol technology and use DuPont Accellerase enzymes, to produce renewable biofuel from the leftover biomass on Jilin Province's highly productive corn farms. NTL will be able to produce cellulosic renewable fuel for the rapidly growing Chinese liquid biofuel market, which is projected to exceed 1.7 billion gallons per year by 2020.
The announcement is particularly important in light of China's aggressive goals for renewable energy, cutting its reliance on foreign oil and increasing employment opportunities for its citizens.
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