In Canada, S2G BioChem started work on the company’s first standalone biorefinery demonstration plant that it intends to build in Sarnia, Ontario. The commercial-scale facility will refine local, sustainable forestry and agricultural residues to concurrently produce two bio-based products – xylitol and bioglycols.
Co-producing these products results in the lowest production costs for xylitol and bioglycols available today. Xylitol is a natural, low-calorie sweetener, offering high sweetness, excellent flavor, oral health benefits and one-fifth the glycemic index of table sugar, enabling healthier snacks and food products.
The biorefinery demonstration plant, projected to cost $20M, will be funded by S2G and a network of investors and partners, including food giant Mondelēz International, who shares the vision and value of this renewable energy project. The S2G facility will have the capacity to produce over 2,000 metric tons per year of xylitol and coproducts utilizing a range of feedstocks from forestry and agricultural residues.