Maple Cos plans to build sugar cane ethanol plant in Peru, this facility is slated to completely self sufficient.
The Dallas, Texas based company will grow the sugar cane, harvest, process, and ship to the US all from the same Peruvian desert location. Sugarcane ethanol is considered to be a more viable feed stock when compared to
corn-based ethanol. Ethanol from corn is expensive to produce and, requires energy such as fossil fuel in the process. This among other reasons such as a lack of suitable farmland, and the fact that corn is a main
food source for many is reason enough to find other
sources for ethanol.
