New biorefinery plant in Munster presents 'new opportunities for rural and regional Ireland'

National Biorefinery Pilot Plant opened by agriculture minister Martin Heydon in Tipperary 

On Thursday, agriculture minister Martin Heydon was performing the official opening of the National Biorefinery Pilot Plant in Lisheen, Co Tipperary. The €4.7m plant is run by the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation and is designed to help researchers, start-ups, SMEs and industry partners test, validate and scale biobased products and processes.

The Government has announced €9.7m in funding for Ireland's National Biorefinery Pilot Plant and the Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative, which will look to scale up biobased technologies.

On Thursday, agriculture minister Martin Heydon was performing the official opening of the National Biorefinery Pilot Plant in Lisheen, Co Tipperary. The €4.7m plant is run by the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation and is designed to help researchers, start-ups, SMEs and industry partners test, validate and scale biobased products and processes.