Praj bags contract for ethanol plant in Argentina

Ingenio Tabacal, one of the largest sugar and ethanol producers in Argentina, has selected Praj for expansion of its existing alcohol and ethanol plant located in Salta province. Argentina has an ambitious ethanol blending program, with current mandate at 10 percent which is likely to be increased in near future.
 
Pramod Chaudhari, executive chairman, Praj, said, "This contract serves as a definite preference for Praj's technology and for its end-to-end solutions."
 
For this 800 cubic meter per day ethanol plant, Praj will employ efficient distillation and molecular sieve dehydration technology, using very low pressure exhaust steam to achieve 50-60 percent steam saving. Praj will also assist Ingenio Tabacal, owned by Seaboard Corporation, in modernising existing alcohol and ethanol production plant to bring the fermentation, distillation and vinasse treatment modules to achieve global benchmarks.
   
Praj has a significant market presence in Latin America. Recently, Praj commissioned one of the largest ethanol plants in Colombia for Riopaila Castilla with a capacity of 400 m3 per day. Earlier, Praj commissioned a plant based on corn to ethanol for Vicentine SAIC in the Santa Fe province of Argentina.