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SAO PAULO, March 27 (UPI) -- Brazil and Italy are teaming up to build four biodiesel plants in Brazil, said Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi following his visit to Brazil.
The plants are expected to cost about $480 million, Estado de Sao Paulo reported Tuesday.
Brazil is the leading producer of sugar-based ethanol, an alternative fuel source that has been increasing in popularity amid rising global oil prices.
Brazilian vehicles run on a mixture of gasoline and ethanol.
Earlier this year, U.S. President Bush made Brazil the first stop on his tour of Latin America, a visit that was punctuated by a U.S.-Brazilian agreement to increase ethanol production in Latin America.
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