OREANDA-NEWS. On April 15, 2008 at participation of Akim of North-Kazakhstan region Serik Bilyalov the presentation of bio-gasoline, manufactured by JSC "Company BIOHIM" has passed at gas station "Bahyt" in Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan), reported the press-centre of Titan.

The general director of "BIOHIM" Eugeny Sutyaginsky has noted in his performance, that the main advantage of this fuel is its ecological characteristics - due to use of bio-ethanol, the emissions of harmful substances in the atmosphere are reduced almost twice. The product is new for the consumers; the big work is necessary for its promotion, as well as the support of the Government at the stage of formation, that has very big importance for pioneers of the bio-fuel market. At present, the acts are prepared at the governmental level for regulation of bio-fuel manufacture and realization.

The next city where the realization of bio-fuel will start is Astana. According to the schedule of works and arrangements with the Akimat, the presentation of bio-gasoline will take place in the capital of Kazakhstan in April-May of the current year.

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The first turn of enterprise "BIOHIM" - a complex on deep processing of grain, which includes also a factory on manufacture of bio-ethanol, has been put into operation by the Group of companies "Titan" together with Kazakhstan Open Company "Basko" in September, 2006.
Since 2007, the manufacture of bio-ethanol was started; the first tons of bio-ethanol were sent only for export. Now, the part of production remains in Kazakhstan and is used for bio-fuel manufacture.