Amyris Builds Brazil Plant to Turn Sugar Into Renewable Source of Diesel

Amyris Inc. (AMRS), a U.S. biotechnology company, built its first industrial-scale facility to produce from sugar-cane syrup a compound that can be converted into a renewable fuel, tapping Brazil's expansive cane industry for feedstock. The plant in Sao Paulo state on a property owned by Biomin do Brasil Nutricao Animal Ltda. will go into production next month, Emeryville, California-based

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