Novozymes sees 2G ethanol breakthrough delayed

Reuters Africa
Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:46pm GMT
By Teis Jensen

COPENHAGEN, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Industrial enzymes producer Novozymes (NZYMb.CO: Quote) does not expect a major breakthrough in second-generation bioethanol in the United States for another four to five years, a senior executive said on Wednesday.

Novozymes' marketing director for biofuels, Poul Ruben Andersen, told Reuters he now sees no scope for second-generation ethanol to make a U.S. breakthrough until 2014 or 2015.

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