Hainan Yedao proceeding with 25 Mgy cassava ethanol plant on southern China island

In China, Hainan Yedao Group announced that it has received preliminary approvals for its 25 Mgy cassava ethanol plant in Haikou, a southern island of China’s. The liquor maker has partnered with a state oil company for the plant that will produce 20,000 of CO2 per year. The company said that it would grow cassava on 4,500 acres it acquired in Laos.

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