Mitr Phol to make $125 million investment in suagr, ethanol in Laos

In Laos, Mitr Phol Group announced a $125 million investment in an ethanol plant, 48,000 acre sugarcane plantation and sugar mill. Location and capacity of the plant were not disclosed.

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