CropEnergies plant hits problems
The need for repairs at its new plant in Belgium means Germany-based ethanol producer CropEnergies will reduce its planned production for Q3.
A unit in the distillation part of the plant did not provide the process stability required for a continuous operation. The repairing of the unit is expected to be completed in November.
The production facility will then gradually be brought up to its nominal capacity. The company says customers will be supplied without interruption.
Due to the short delay in capacity expansion in the Belgian factory BioWanze, CropEnergies expects an operating profit below the previous business year’s level for the business year 2009/10.
CropEnergies is a member of the Südzucker Group, and used grain and sugar beet to make ethanol.
A unit in the distillation part of the plant did not provide the process stability required for a continuous operation. The repairing of the unit is expected to be completed in November.
The production facility will then gradually be brought up to its nominal capacity. The company says customers will be supplied without interruption.
Due to the short delay in capacity expansion in the Belgian factory BioWanze, CropEnergies expects an operating profit below the previous business year’s level for the business year 2009/10.
CropEnergies is a member of the Südzucker Group, and used grain and sugar beet to make ethanol.
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