Oenon to construct 14 Mgy rice ethanol plant in Hokkaido, Japan

In Japan, Oenon Holdings will construct a 14 Mgy rice ethanol plant in Hokkaido. The company has awarded contracts to Tsukishima Kikai and Marubeni and will commence operations in April 2009. The plant will have an initial capacity of 1.3 Mgy. Half of the $40 million project cost will be supplied by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

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