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Aemetis Receives Authority to Construct Air Permits for MVR Project at California Ethanol Plant
Mechanical Vapor Recompression Project Expected to Increase Cash Flow from Operations by $32 Million Per Year Starting Mid-2026CUPERTINO, Calif., Dec. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas and biofuels company, announced today that the Authority To Construct air permits have been issued by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District for the mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) energy efficiency project at the Aemetis 65 million gallon per ye
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