Verasun outlook not so sunny as ethanol plant plants shelved

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Corn-based ethanol developer forced into Chapter 11 bankruptcy by high crop prices

Giant US ethanol producer Verasun Energy has had to shelve work on an almost-complete biorefinery this week after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Friday. The company, which went into protection...

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