60 Mgy Clean Burn Fuels plant in North Carolina aims for June 09 opening

In North Carolina, the 60 Mgy Clean Burn Fuels corn ethanol plant in Hoke County is on track for a June 2009 opening, with a project cost of $100 million for the facility, which will also produce carbon dioxide. The project received $35 million in loan guarantees from the USDA last year, and will be built on land donated to the project by the county.

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