Gulf Ethanol Includes Uruguay in Ethanol Development Plans

Gulf Ethanol Corp. plans to establish a liaison office in Montevideo, Uruguay, to coordinate business focused on developing sweet sorghum production as an ethanol feedstock.

Uruguay is in the process of developing 16 new pilot projects for sweet sorghum, a non-food crop alternative to corn and sugarcane, and a new law is imminent that will open up renewable refining to the private sector. Uruguay’s government expects that this industry will grow given that the country can produce ample feedstock.

…”We believe Uruguay is an excellent location for a cellulosic ethanol plant because it shares many of the same attributes as southeast Texas, where Gulf Ethanol is in the process of selecting a site for a cellulosic plant based on sweet sorghum,” said Robert Starkey, Vice President Refinery and Plant Development, Gulf Ethanol Corp.

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