50,000 hectare jatropha plantation proposed for the Philippines

In the Philippines, Japanese and Korean investors have backed the Safi Agro Industries plant to cultivate 50,000 hectares of jatropha, and the company said that it has commenced cultivation of seedlings at a 100-hectare nursery in Sarangani. The company said that  Sarangani Bio will produce 31 Mgy of biodiesel from jatropha oil grown on the plantation.

Philippines background

• A farmers group has launched a pilot malunggay nursery near Naga City. The plant produces moringa oil as edible oil and for biodiesel. More on this story…

• Basic Energy will construct a 14 Mgy multi-feedstock ethanol plant at an undisclosed location. Project cost is projected at $70 million, and a Taiwanese investor is said to be associated with the project. More on this story…

• The executive director of the Philippines Sugar Millers Association said this month that the country would import 45 Mgy of ethanol in 2009. More on this story…

• Eastern Renewables Fuels said it plans to expand cassava planting to 4500 hectares in 2008 to meet rising demand. The company ships its output to Guanxi province in China.

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