Colombian ethanol output to surge in 2009

Reuters
Wed May 27, 2009 8:58am EDT
By David Brough

LONDON (Reuters) - Colombian ethanol output is expected to more than double to 2.42 million liters a day by the end of 2009 as new projects come onstream, Agriculture Minister Andres Fernandez Acosta said on Wednesday.

He told Reuters in an interview that Colombia, the number two ethanol producer in Latin America after Brazil, was seeking new investors to join projects to boost ethanol production capacity and create jobs in the South American country.

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