Dow, Crystalsev in ethanol-to-polyethylene project in Brazil

June 5, 2008

In Brazil, Dow Chemical said that it would commence land acquisition efforts in August for a sugarcane-to-ethanol-to-polyethylene plastics business unit. The company’s process will use renewable sources to make polyethylene, which traditionally is made from petroleum and natural gas. A venture owned by Dow and Crystalsev will grow 8 million tons of sugarcane and turn that into 350,000 tons of Dowlex.

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Cosan to invest $1 billion in new ethanol pipeline for Brazil aimed at opening export markets

In Brazil, Cosan said that it will invest $1 billion in a 386 mile long ethanol pipeline that will link the port of Santos with the city of Paulinia in Sao Paulo state. The company is partnering with ...

Brazil’s Braskem to produce polyethylene from sugarcane ethanol on a commercial scale

In Brazil, the country's largest petrochemicals company, Braskem, announced that it will invest $150 million in the production of polyethylene from sugarcane-based ethanol. The 200 Kty capacity plant ...

Louis Dreyfus subsidiary to launch new sugar cane ethanol project in Brazil

In Brazil, LDC Bioenergia, a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus, said it will open a 4.5 million tonne sugar mill in Mato Grosso do Sul, and will also produce ethanol at the plant. The new project will be ...

Amyris signs with two Brazilian companies for sugar cane diesel production

In California, Amyris announced agreements with two Brazilian companies, fuel distributor Crystalsev and ethanol producer Santelisa Vale, to produce sugar cane based diesel fuel using an Amyris techno...

Norske Skog forms biofuels JV with forest co-ops

In Norway, Norske Skog has formed a joint venture with forest owner cooperatives to produce wood-based ethanol at Follum. Total investment in the project is project at up to $36 million, and Norske Sk...

Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under International