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July 14, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Cosan, Mitsubishi sign 3-year deal to supply ethanol to Japan for ETBE conversion

In Brazil, Cosan announced a three-year deal with Mitsubishi to export up to 21 Mgy of ethanol to Japan. The cane-based ethanol will be converted in Japan to ETBE, a mix of ethanol and isobutylene that does not require infrastructure modifications in distribution.

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