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Murray Burke, Vice President and General Manager of SunOpta's BioProcess Group Speaking at the Platts Cellulosic Ethanol Conference
Murray Burke, Vice President and General Manager of SunOpta's BioProcess Group Speaking at the Platts Cellulosic Ethanol Conference.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nTORONTO, October 26 /CNW/ - SunOpta Inc. (SunOpta or the Company)\n(Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY) today announced that Murray Burke, Vice President and\nGeneral Manager of the SunOpta BioProcess Group, will be speaking at the\nPlatts Cellulosic Ethanol Conference in Chicago on October 31, 2006.\n(www.events.platts.com)\n\nMurray Burke will speak on the transition to cellulosic ethanol and the\nadvantages of cellulosic ethanol versus grain based ethanol. He will discuss\nthe state of cellulosic ethanol development and confirm that commercial\nproduction of cellulosic ethanol is now possible.\n\nThe SunOpta BioProcess Group has been designing, building and optimizing\nbiomass conversion plants for over thirty years and is currently supplying\nequipment and technology to three cellulosic ethanol projects in the U.S.,\nSpain and China.\n\nAbout SunOpta Inc.\n\nSunOpta Inc. is an operator of high-growth ethical businesses, focusing\non integrated business models in the natural and organic food markets. The\nCompany has three business units: the SunOpta Food Group, which specializes in\nsourcing, processing and distribution of natural and organic food products\nintegrated from seed through packaged products; the Opta Minerals Group, a\nproducer, distributor, and recycler of environmentally friendly industrial\nmaterials; and the SunOpta BioProcess Group which engineers and markets\nproprietary steam explosion technology systems for the pulp, bio-fuel and food\nprocessing industries. Each of these business units has proprietary products\nand services that give it a solid competitive advantage in its sector.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nCertain statements included in this press release may constitute\n\"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of the United States Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements\ninclude, but are not limited to references to business strategies, competitive\nstrengths, goals, capital expenditure plans, business and operational growth\nplans and references to the future growth of the business. These forward\nlooking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the\nCompany in light of its experience and its interpretation of current\nconditions, historical trends and expected future developments as well as\nother factors that the Compan...