Trial wood digester back on the agendaFriday 18 May 2012 Claims that the main ingredients for paint, plastics, industrial alcohol, fuel and even artificial sweetener can be produced from willow trees in a single process would seem to be the stuff of science fiction. But an ODT reporter Allison Rudd discovered a Taupo-based company which has perfected the technology with the help of a New Zealand research and development team.In 2008, Vertichem Technology general manager Kevin Snowdon was excited. The unique triple-processing wood digester technology developed by Auckland company Genesis Research and Development had been proven and Vertichem was set to build a pre-commercial trial processing plant in New Zealand. Then came the global credit crisis, and the company's plans were put on hold. Now, Vertichem "was coming out of a valley of death", Mr Snowdon said, and a trial plant is on the agenda again, with construction expected next year. More >> Source: Otago Daily Times |
Copyright 2004-2026 © Innovatek Ltd. All rights reserved. |