Amyris, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRS), a leading renewable chemicals and fuels company, announced that it has received final approval from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) for a R$ 22 million project financing facility for Amyris Brasil Ltda.\u2019s first industrial-scale production facility located in Piracicaba, S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/b><\/p>\n
“We are very appreciative of the confidence shown by BNDES in approving funding for the first of our Brazilian production facilities,\u201d said John Melo, CEO of Amyris. “This relationship demonstrates the important role BNDES can play in enabling our technology to add value to the sugarcane sector. The funds support our investment in production capital expenditures, and we look forward to expanding our relationship with BNDES and the Brazilian government as we advance on our production of renewable chemicals and fuels in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
“BNDES sees great potential in green-chemistry projects that add new technologies to the sugarcane sector, where Brazil is competitive and the world leader,\u201d said Roberto Zurli Machado, Director of BNDES.<\/p>\n
Amyris is scaling its Biofene production in Brazil, Europe and the United States through five production arrangements. Earlier this year, Amyris began operations of its first production facility located in Piracicaba, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil at a facility owned by Biomin do Brasil Nutric\u00e3o Animal Ltda., a company focusing on animal nutrition. Amyris is currently building additional dedicated facilities in Brazil at Usina S\u00e3o Martinho S.A., one of the largest sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil, and at Para\u00edso Bioenergia S.A.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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