Philippine Ethanol Industry Wants Sugar Mills to be Modernized
June 24, 2015http://www.manilatimes.net/modernize-sugar-industry-to-spur-ethanol-production-epap/192760/
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The Ethanol Producers Association of the Philippines (EPAP) is pushing for the modernization of the sugar industry to spur the Philippines' ethanol production so that it can be harnessed as an alternate fuel resource.
According to Jose Maria Zabaleta, EPAP chairman emeritus, said that the idea of developing a sustainable ethanol industry has gained the attention of millers in the Philippines. Zabaleta also says that the sugarcane industry should adopt new technologies to produce more sugar as well as other by-products such as fuel, bioplastics, and pharmaceuticals.
Zabaleta, one of the pioneers of ethanol production in the Philippines, knows the huge potential of the country's future in energy and fuel if ethanol production is increased.
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