Biomass-to-Sugar Plant is Possible Game Changer for Sugar, Paper Industries
SUGAR LAND--October 31, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Virdia (Redwood City, California), which recently was acquired by Stora Enso (Helsinki, Finland), has announced plans to build a $43 million pilot facility in Raceland, Louisiana. The plant will use patented technology to convert cellulose in biomass into a high-purity, five-carbon sugar called xylose. Industrial Info is tracking $867.4 million of investment spending in the U.S. Sugar Industry and $13.3 billion in the Pulp and Paper Industry.
Within this article: Details of the Raceland Biomass-to-Sugar Pilot Plant by Virdia.
