Ethanol Company Limited has a batch type fermentation system which until 2007 used an azeotropic form of distillation. The plant was revamped between 2008 and 2009 to a modern molecular sieve system for anhydrous ethanol production and to a multieffect extractive distillation for Extra Neutral Alcohol production. Malawi’s total supply of potable alcohol and the total required by the beverage and pharmaceutical industries comes from this company. Rectified alcohol for industrial applications is also produced.
