Cellulose and Lignin Processing Plant

under planning

Sweetwater Energy Inc. is planning to construct a cellulose and lignin processing plant adjacent to Gevo Inc.’s ethanol and isobutanol plant in Luverne. The project’s scope includes design and construction of equipment foundations; purchase and erection of structural steel; and the purchase and installation of a pretreatment system, process vessels, distillation columns, and conveyors. The plant will utilize proprietary technology to process lignocellulosic biomass to into products for use in packaging, resins, and other applications, and will also provide the Gevo plant with 30,000 tons of biomass-derived cellulosic sugars per year. Construction is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2022, following the finalization of the contract with Gevo.