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Sugar cane fuels carbon-neutral chemical production in Brazil
SustainabilitySugar cane fuels carbon-neutral chemical production in BrazilSugar cane fuels carbon-neutral chemical production in Brazil
Burning bagasse, or the fibrous component of sugar cane left over from sugar production, to generate 4.5 megawatts of energy, German chemical and plastics firm Lanxess (Leverkusen, Germany) says its cogeneration plant site in Porto Feliz, Brazil will be carbon neutral, creating steam and electricity with carbon dioxide outputs not exceeding the amount of CO2 absorbed by sugar cane while it was growing.
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