date:Oct 10, 2012
r biotechnology companies including LS9 Inc., Green Biologics Ltd. and Cobalt Technologies Inc. are also planning cane-based chemical ventures in Brazil. Local petrochemical company Braskem SA (BRKM5) already produces a raw material for plastic from the crop at a facility in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Sugar-cane fields in Brazil yielded on average 79 metric tons a hectare in 2010, compared to about 70 tons in both India, the worlds second biggest producer, and in the U.S., the Uni