date:Oct 10, 2012
, which controls the worlds biggest sugar-cane processor with Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA), and Tereos Internacional SA (TERI3)s Guarani SA are both considering similar ventures, the biotech company said in 2009.
While the market for these chemicals is small, companies are betting the nascent technology will take off in Brazil because of its sunny climate, abundance of sugar-cane mills and demand for chemicals. Brazil is the worlds largest sugar-cane grower.
Renewable chemicals made from cane