Roxas Group goes full blast on bioethanol project

The Roxas Group, which owns a vast sugar empire in Negros, Philippines, is going full blast with the construction of its first bioethanol plant estimated to cost around Php1.5 billion (US$32.13 million). The plant will produce 100,000 liters a day when fully operational in February 2010. The plant, located in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, is intended to take advantage of opportunities provided by the Biofuels Act of 2006, which mandates the use of locally produced biofuels. (November 19, 2009)