Project 2G bioethanol refinery

Project Owner... RYAM Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.  
Project name 2G bioethanol refinery  
Status operational  
Startup 2024  
Geodata
Country France  
City Tartas  
Production
Type TRL 9 Commercial  
Technology PVC5: Alcohol fuels from cellulosic sugars  
Technology additional information Integrated in existing pulp process  
Raw Material lignocellulosics  
Input 1 Residual sugars from existing pulp process  
Output 1 ethanol (17,000 t/y )  
Output additional information approx. 21 million l/a  
Additional Information
Technology Brief US-headed specialty pulp major Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (RYAM) has announced the introduction of a second-generation (2G) bioethanol product to be produced using wood-based feedstock from a new biorefinery that is being built in France. Rayonier Advanced Materials’ biorefinery model captures residual sugars from its existing pulp process and converts the sugars into 2G bioethanol.  
Additional Information Designed to produce up to 21 million liters of bioethanol per annum, construction on RYAM’s 2G production facility in France is scheduled to begin in the Spring of 2022 with commercial sales targeted for the Summer of 2023. Commercial production/sales of 2G bioethanol started in Q1 2024. The facility uses residual sugars from RYAM's existing cellulose production at Tartas.  
Contact Information
https://rayonieram.com/  
Last Update: 2026-09-11 08:46:41