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June 24, 2013
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    Canada's Enerkem, which canceled a planned initial public offering last year, has secured $48.2 million in new financing. The company will use the funds to scale up its waste-to-ethanol production process. The new funds came from Investissement Quebec and existing investors, including Waste Management, Braemar Energy Ventures and The Westly Group. Bloomberg (6/20) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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