In Alexandro Roca, in the Córdoba province of Argentina, recently the bioethanol plant of Promaíz S.A. has been successfully put into operation.
The plant can produce 420,000 liter of ethanol from corn per day. Following a swift start-up phase in July 2014 the plant reached full production capacity within shortest time.
Promaíz produces bioethanol and as a by by-product animal feed for the local market. In Argentina fuel ethanol production is controlled by government by a quota system, which allocates specific production quota to each manufacturer.
The process technology provided by Vogelbusch includes the continuous VB Multicont fermentation and the highly energy efficient Multipressure distillation/dehydration. The design is in particular environmental friendly regarding emission standards and the primary energy and fresh water demand.