Suppliers pouring into 'Green' plastics

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Targeting commercial production by 2009,Braskem reports investing 5 million on the project,including the creation of a pilot unit at Braskem's Technology and Innovation Center that's already producing unspecified amounts of the material.Braskem's goal is industrial-scale production with a potential annual capacity of 200,000 tonnes.The company has not decided on the site's final design or location.According to the Earth Policy institute,sugar-cane derived ethanol accounts for 40% of the fuel sold in Brazil.The country led die world in ethanol production in 2004,distilling 4 billion gallons,followed by the U.S.with 3.5 billion gallons of corn ethanol distilled.That number will likely increase thanks to an emphasis placed on the fuel by U.S.President Bush.