date:Dec 05, 2018
is to add a distillation column that boosts ethanol output by 40 million liters, said Willian Hernandes, partner at financial advisors FG/A, which helps mills raise capital.
Hernandes said three firms could start expanding capacity as soon as this month ahead of the next sugar cane crop in April.
Mills are also investing in storage tanks so they can hold onto ethanol and sell it when prices are higher, said Alexandre Figliolino, a former investment banker now advising sugar and ethanol compani