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US ethanol producers plan to tap investors

By Doug Cameron in Chicago and Kevin Allison in San Francisco

Published: June 19 2006 22:02 | Last updated: June 19 2006 22:02

US ethanol producers plan to tap equity investors for at least an additional $700m over the next month despite uncertainty over demand for its use as a fuel additive for US cars.

Two initial public offerings are planned in the wake of the successful IPO last week of VeraSun, the second-largest US ethanol producer after Archer Daniels Midland. VeraSun’s stock climbed 30 per cent on its first day.

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