DuPont Co. and BP Plc, the United Kingdom-based oil company, have formed a partnership to develop, produce and market a bio-based gasoline additive that could offer better performance and mileage than ethanol.
The first phase of their collaboration will convert a British Sugar ethanol fermentation plant in Wissington, England, to begin production of bio-based butanol from sugar beets. The companies, which have been working together since 2003, did not disclose the financial terms of the deal.
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