unlikely to recover after filing for protection under the country’s bankruptcy code last November. The company ran into trouble amid volatile corn prices, tight margins and the sharp build-up in US ethanol capacity over the last few years. VeraSun had entered into unfavourable derivative contracts that locked in peak corn prices, leaving the company liable…
BIOFUELS: US ethanol producer VeraSun unlikely to recover from bankruptcy
Posted on January 5, 2009 by EnergyAsia