another good news:
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
RP, NRG Chemical of Britain sign US$1.3 billion biodiesel project (5:55 p.m.)
MANILA -- Philippine state-owned PNOC-Alternative Fuels Corp. signed a US$1.3 billion (euro966 million) deal Wednesday with British company NRG Chemical Engineering Pte. to build a biodiesel refinery and two ethanol plants in the country.
Chris de Lavigne, corporate adviser of NRG Chemical, said the company decided to invest in the Philippines because of its location, climate and the government's pro-active efforts in promoting biofuels.
NRG Chemical will own a 70 percent stake in the joint venture and provide the bulk of the equity requirement in building a biodiesel refinery, two ethanol plants and a million-hectare (2.4 million-acre) jatropha plantation. PNOC-AFC will own 30 percent of the project.
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