USA - POET-DSM to produce 45 mln litres of cellulosic ethanol this year

摘要

Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels expects to begin producing cellulosic ethanol in Emmetsburg, Iowa by July, one month later than announced earlier this year. The $250 mln plant is a joint venture with ethanol maker Poet LLC and will produce about 12 mln gallons (45 mln litres) this year, DSM Chief Executive Officer Feike Sijbesma recently said. It will be able to make about 20 mln to 25 mln gallons annually and will reach full production by the end of the year.