Heritage and history
INEOS is one of the world’s largest petrochemical companies. It is a leading manufacturer of commodity chemicals, specialty chemicals, biofuels, and oil products. INEOS Bio is one of the global businesses in INEOS. INEOS Bio has developed a highly innovative thermo-chemical and bio-chemical technology for the production of advanced biofuel and renewable energy from a wide range of low-cost carbon materials. The company’s initial focus is to commercialize and license the world’s leading advanced bioethanol process technology to serve the global renewable transport fuels market. We provide innovative waste management and renewable energy solutions to our clients.
Our History
In 1989, a small highly dedicated team of researchers led by Dr. James Gaddy developed an innovative biochemical process in Arkansas, which has become the heart of the INEOS Bio technology platform. During experiments using bacteria, the team detected their ability to produce ethanol from gases. This discovery was honed for many years and eventually culminated in the construction of a pilot fermenter in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1994. The team in Arkansas joined with INEOS Bio to create a multi-disciplinary global team with the capabilities to quickly commercialize this technology
· 1984: Initial discovery in Fayetteville, AR, USA
· 1991: Ethanol project begun
· 2000: Ethanol pilot plant began operation using trailer gas
· 2003: Gasifier added to pilot plant (Fully integrated gasification – fermentation – distillation demonstration plant)
· 2008: INEOS Bio created
· 2009: Front End Engineering and Design for industrial scale plant with global contractor KBR
· 2010: US EPC contract awarded to AMEC
· 2011: Ground breaking on first industrial scale plant in Florida, USA