Novozymes B : Novozymes inaugurates R&D laboratories in Brazil

4-traders.com
11/22/2011 04:20 am


Today, Novozymes, a world leader in bioinnovation, opens new R&D laboratories and Customer Solutions facilities that will expand existing R&D efforts at Novozymes' site in Araucária, a city nearby Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

Brazil is a global leader in biofuels, and plans to double its production of fuel ethanol by 2020.

The new Novozymes center will strengthen research in a wide range of industries, including household care, agriculture and baking applications. The initial focus will be on bioenergy.

"Our new facilities and expanded research capacity will promote the growth of advanced biofuels in Brazil, an industry that creates jobs, fosters development of new technology, provides new export opportunities for Brazil and Latin America, and creates sustainable solutions essential to the world," says Pedro Luiz Fernandes, Regional President for Novozymes in Latin America.

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