Project Cellulonix Kajaani

Project Owner... St1  
Project name Cellulonix Kajaani  
Status idle  
Startup 2017  
Geodata
Country Finland  
City Kajaani  
Production
Type TRL 6-7 Demonstration  
Technology PVC5: Alcohol fuels from cellulosic sugars  
Technology additional information St1 Biofuels  
Raw Material forest residues  
Input 1 sawdust (80,000 t/y )  
Output 1 ethanol (8,000 t/y )  
Output additional information By-products are terpentine, wood vinasse, lignin, furfural, biogas and CO2  
Additional Information
Total Investment EUR 40,000,000  
Partners North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB) has made an investment decision concerning the construction of a bioethanol plant on the Renforsin Ranta industrial estate in Kajaani. The raw material for the plant will be sawdust from local sources. The plant will be delivered by St1 Biofuels Oy, which is responsible for design, permits and coordination and will be operating the plant once it is completed. Implementation planning will begin immediately, and construction will be launched in summer 2015. The production capacity of the plant, 10 million litres of bioethanol per year, will be leased to North European Oil Trade Oy (NEOT), which engages in oil and bioproduct wholesale trade.  
Technology Brief Plant is Cellunolix®-plant developed and delivered by St1 Biofuels. Cellunolix biorefineries are designed to produce advanced ethanol and various other products from soft wood saw dust. Main process units are: feedstock receiving and pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation and ethanol distillation. By-products are terpentine, wood vinasse, lignin, furfural, biogas and CO2.  
Additional Information company press release in August 2014: North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB) has made an investment decision concerning the construction of a bioethanol plant on the Renforsin Ranta industrial estate in Kajaani. The raw material for the plant will be sawdust. Operation stopped 2023  
Contact Information
www.st1.eu  
Last Update: 2024-09-10 13:12:51