In Peru, Maple Energy announced that it completed acquisition of 1,299 hectares of land near the proposed Maple Energy sugarcane ethanol plant. Meanwhile, the company reported overall income of $12.9 million in $48.3 million in sales, up 32 percent over 2007.
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