Italy, Oct. 9 -- Eni has launched the authorisation process for the Environmental Impact Assessment (VIA) to transform its industrial site in Priolo, Sicily. In recent days, the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security approved the application to proceed with the construction of a biorefinery and a chemical recycling plant based on Versalis' proprietary Hoop(R) technology.The project will use of the area currently occupied by Versalis' ethylene plant, which will be gradually decommissioned, along with an adjacent area used for site services. The new biorefinery will have a production capacity of 500,000 tonnes per year, fed mainly by residues and waste of vegetable origin, animal fats and vegetable oils. In addition to the Ec...