In Germany, GETEC Group said it will build a plant for climate-neutral energy supply and the supply of e.g. steam and compressed air on the site of the Zeitz Chemical and Industrial Park in Elsteraue for CE Biobased Chemicals GmbH (CEBC), a 100% subsidiary of CropEnergies AG.
The sustainable energy solution will thermally utilize not only biomass but also liquid and gaseous production residues and will supply CropEnergies’ new production plant for renewable ethyl acetate. project is being implemented under contracting, with GETEC investing over 50 million euros.
Stephan Meeder, CEO of CropEnergies AG, said: “Producing sustainable, renewable products from biomass is the goal of CropEnergies. With the construction of the plant for renewable ethyl acetate in the Zeitz Chemical and Industrial Park, CropEnergies is taking the next step in the implementation of our strategy.”
Hendrik Banse, Managing Director of CE Biobased Chemicals, said: “The first production plant of the new Biobased Chemicals business unit is an extremely important milestone for us. Renewable products for the chemical industry can be produced here with a very small CO2 footprint. The climate-neutral energy supply by GETEC is an important part of this concept.”
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