INEOS awards EPC contract

INEOS Bio’s joint venture (INEOS New Planet BioEnergy) has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build its bioenergy facility in Southeast Florida to AMEC of Tucker, Georgia. The facility will produce eight million gallons of third-generation ethanol and six megawatts (gross) of renewable energy annually from renewable biomass, including yard wastes and municipal solid waste, wood and vegetative wastes. “This is a key milestone in bringing INEOS Bio’s advanced bioenergy technology to the U.S. and global markets to help address the world’s waste management challenges,” said Peter Williams, CEO of INEOS Bio. (November 1, 2010)