At its Biorefinery Demo Plant in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, SEKAB has conducted successful research and developed commercial technology for producing the second generation of cellulose ethanol from a number of raw materials, including wood chips, straw and bagasse. SEKAB’s technology is among the five foremost in the world and the company is currently involved in a number of pilot studies at a global level.
The demo facility where SEKAB conducts its operations has an annual capacity of approximately 150 to 200 cubic meters of cellulose-based ethanol. SEKAB previously planned to build a new facility capable of producing between 5,000 and 10,000 cubic meters annually, but this turned out to be too little to cover the operating costs of the facility. Special conditions in terms of integration will be required if these facilities are to become profitable.
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