PCB proposes cassava plantation in Quang Ngai

Central Oil and Gas Biofuel Joint Stock Co. (PCB) is seeking approval from authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai to allocate 500 hectares of land for the Dung Quat bio-ethanol plant. The company intends to invest 7 billion dong (US$392,200) in a cassava plantation for two years, the state-owned Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) said on its website. PCB is building a 450-billion dong (US$25.21 million) bio-ethanol plant in Binh Thuan commune, Binh Son district. (October 26, 2009)