New company to grow miscanthus in US - Biomass Magazine

By Lisa Gibson
Posted June 11, 2009, at 10:26 a.m. CST

In the spring of 2010, Georgia will join the growing list of U.S. states that will be producing miscanthus as an energy crop. BiUS, a company established for the development of miscanthus in the U.S., will progress from its propagation crops and begin planting thousands of acres for cane production.

The company is a joint venture between Bical, a miscanthus producer in Europe, and Pyramid Farms, a miscanthus propagator in Canada. Georgia was selected as the first location for cane production because of its history of high-quality crop propagation, its favorable climate and resulting high multiplication ratios, according to the company. The company plans to expand into other states, possibly in Illinois, Iowa and Pennsylvania, but no agreements have been reached at the other locations.

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