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SG Biofuels Launches Elite Jatropha Cultivar; Claims 100% Increase in Yield

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SG Biofuels, a sustainable plant oil company specializing in the development of Jatropha as a low-cost, sustainable source of oil, has launched JMax 100, a proprietary cultivar of Jatropha optimized for growing conditions in Guatemala with yields 100% greater than existing varieties.

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SG Biofuels and Bunge form strategic alliance on Jatropha for biofuel feedstock

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Bunge, together with Life Technologies and Flint Hills Resources, provides a fully integrated platform from which our customers can develop, produce and profit from large volumes of crude Jatropha oil. Its seeds have high oil content, and can be processed to produce a high-quality energy feedstock.

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SG Biofuels Develops Jatropha Hybrid Seed Production Technology

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Its seeds contain high amounts of oil that is used as a high quality energy feedstock, and a variety of bio-based materials. Earlier this year SG Biofuels introduced JMax 100, its first elite cultivar optimized for Guatemala with projected yields 100% greater than existing commercial varieties, resulting in a 300% increase in profits.

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