Canadian Company to Convert Wood to Fuel

December 6, 2007 By DAVID TWIDDY, AP Business Writer

(AP) -- A Canadian biofuels developer said Wednesday it plans to build a $24 million plant in southeast Missouri that would convert wood scraps into fuel to operate factories and heat office buildings.

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