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Raízen breaks ground on Iogen cellulosic ethanol facility in Brazil

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After concluding that Iogen had the most advanced technology for building co-located commercial plants at Raízen’s sugar cane ethanol facilities, Raízen committed, in July 2012, an initial investment to a project in Brazil with Iogen through their jointly owned Iogen Energy affiliate. Brazil Cellulosic ethanol'

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Proterro and Bunge to conduct pilot study in Brazil of Proterro’s sucrose-production technology for ethanol production

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Biofeedstock company Proterro, the developer of a biosynthetic process to manufacture fermentable sugar ( earlier post ), and Bunge Global Innovation, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of global agribusiness and food company Bunge Limited, will conduct a pilot study of Proterro’s sucrose-production technology in Brazil.

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Edeniq and Usina Vale building bagasse-to-sugars and ethanol demo plant in Brazil

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The plant will handle up to 20 tons per day of bagasse and will be co-located at Usina Vale’s ethanol and sugar production site in São Paulo State, Brazil. The Brazil plant will also include the company’s proprietary reactor design for continuous enzymatic conversion of biomass to sugar.

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BYD leads EV sales surge in Brazil with affordable electric cars

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After launching its low-cost Seagull EV (Dolphin Mini) in Brazil, starting at around $20,000 (99,800 BRL), BYD is leading the EV sales surge in the country. China’s leading automaker, BYD , is aggressively expanding overseas. However, with a new import tax looming, can the Chinese EV maker continue the momentum?

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Amyris to enter partnership to supply renewable jet fuel from sugar to GOL Airlines

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the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, signed a memorandum of understanding that could pave the way for GOL commercial flights to use Amyris renewable jet fuel in 2014. We are committed to working with the aviation industry to bring cleaner skies, starting in Brazil in 2014.

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Report: Toyota, Daihatsu To Develop Low-Cost Car For Emerging Markets

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and sell it for less than ¥1 million (US$11,000) in India, Brazil, China and elsewhere starting in the first half of the next decade. The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. plans to develop a compact car with subsidiary minicar specialist Daihatsu Motor Co. Toyota currently holds a 51.2% stake in Daihatsu.

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Amyris Opens Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Brazil; Final Scale-up Before Commercial Production of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

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opened the Amyris Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Campinas, Brazil. Amyris has proven this technology through the delivery of its first successful commercial scale technologies to sanofi aventis for the production of artemisinin, a low cost anti-malarial drug. Amyris Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, Ltda.,

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