Idemitsu, Cambodia sign biofuel production deal

Idemitsu Kosan Co. said Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cambodian government to promote biofuel production in the Southeast Asian country. The move is part of plans by the Japanese energy firm to produce bioethanol out of cassava, a type of potato, in Cambodia for sales in Southeast Asia. …

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