Brazil and Angola collaborate on ethanol and sugar production

Angola is about to become a producer of ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and sugar through an Angolan and Brazilian agri-industrial project, reports Macauhub.com.

Angolan bioenergy company Biocom – whose main shareholders are Brazil’s Odebrecht and Angola’s Cochan –  starts operating this month and expects to produce 36 000 tons of sugar and 6 million litres of ethanol by the end of the year.

Data by Bloomberg News indicate that the 42 000-hectare plantation would be increased to 80 000 hectares of sugarcane in the second phase, within four years, increasing production to 254 000 tons per year by 2021.