China Chemical enters the Egyptian bioethanol market, signing a 100,000 tons/year bioethanol project.

Recently, at the Egypt International Energy Exhibition, Tianchen Company, a subsidiary of China National Chemical Corporation, officially signed a general contracting agreement for a 100,000-ton/year bioethanol project with the Egyptian Bioethanol Company.

The signed bioethanol project is located in Egypt and utilizes sugar beet molasses to produce fuel ethanol, with a designed annual capacity of 100,000 tons. The project is led by the Egyptian Bioethanol Company, which is affiliated with the Egyptian Petrochemical Holding Company (ECHEM) and serves as an important executor of Egypt's energy diversification strategy.

According to Al-Ahram newspaper, Egypt aims to increase renewable energy production to 42% by 2035, reducing its dependence on fossil fuels. Bioethanol, a clean fuel, not only reduces carbon emissions but can also be used in the most efficient way to reduce food waste and align with Egypt's policy.

Tianchen Engineering Corporation, a subsidiary of China National Chemical Engineering Group Corporation, is a leading enterprise in the engineering technology and chemical industry in China. According to its official website data, Tianchen has completed projects with a cumulative production capacity of 1.45 million tons/year in the field of grain deep processing and bioethanol, covering the full-process services of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC).

The company has established a diversified bioeconomy industrial chain covering polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), amino acids, and starch sugars, with Heilongjiang as a strategic pivot, becoming a model for industrial upgrading in China's major grain-producing areas.

The commentary in China Energy Newspaper remarked that Tianchen Company's accumulated technology and engineering experience in the biomass energy field gives it a head start in international tenders. This venture into the North African market is not only an expansion of its business territory but also a new attempt by Chinese enterprises in exporting grain processing technology.