Mission Biofuels to produce cellulosic ethanol from jatropha waste; one of first non-US cellulosic projects

In Australia, Mission NewEnergy announced that it will form a joint venture with a research team in India to produce cellulosic ethanol. The announcement is one of the first to announced e cellulosic ethanol venture outside of North America. Mission executives said that the company would own 76 percent of the new venture, and would produce ethanol from a variety of low-cost feedstocks, including jatropha plant watse. Mission has been a leader in development of jatropha-based biodiesel in India, with more than 360,000 acres planted.

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