Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded a contract comprising detailed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the core process units of Cargill’s new ethanol-production plant located in Barby, Germany. The production units will be built on a greenfield site alongside Cargill’s existing wheat-processing facility. The ethanol is destined for beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry. The new plant will consist of a fermentation unit and a distillation/rectification unit. After completion of the construction works, Technip will also assist with the start-up and performance testing of the new units. Technip’s operating center in Düsseldorf, Germany, will execute the contract, which is scheduled to be completed by the second half of 2015.
Technip wins contract for new Cargill ethanol plant
| By Mary Page Bailey