The greenfield plant will have the capacity to crush 4.5 million metric tons of sugarcane by 2009, according to the release.
Brazil is the world's leading sugarcane-based ethanol producer, as well as the world's leading sugar producer.
Company Web site: http://www.ldcommodities.com.br
-By Fabiola Ferreira, Dow Jones Newswires; 55-11-6847-4541; brazil@dowjones.com
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