Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,335.30	-19.12	-0.12%
S&P 500	1,666.29	-1.18	-0.07%
Nasdaq	3,496.43	-2.53	-0.07%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,335.30

-19.12

-0.12%

S&P 500

1,666.29

-1.18

-0.07%

Nasdaq

3,496.43

-2.53

-0.07%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,824.50	+6.51	0.23%
FTSE 100	6,755.63	+32.57	0.48%
DAX	8,455.83	+57.83	0.69%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,824.50

+6.51

0.23%

FTSE 100

6,755.63

+32.57

0.48%

DAX

8,455.83

+57.83

0.69%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,381.00	+20.21	0.13%
Hang Seng	23,399.40	-93.64	-0.40%
S&P/ASX 200	5,180.10	-28.94	-0.56%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,381.00

+20.21

0.13%

Hang Seng

23,399.40

-93.64

-0.40%

S&P/ASX 200

5,180.10

-28.94

-0.56%

Petrobras, Vale May Join to Make Brazil Palm Oil and Biodiesel

By Stephan Nielsen - 2012-08-14T18:32:48Z

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, and Vale SA (VALE3) are discussing a partnership to produce palm oil and biodiesel in the northern state of Para.

Both companies are currently developing separate biodiesel projects in the state, Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras said today in a statement.

Petrobras’s biofuels unit said it will build a 230 million- liter (60.7 million-gallon) a year biodiesel facility in Para in its five-year plan for 2012-16, according to the statement. Vale plans to produce biodiesel from the palm oil in the region and mix it with regular diesel to fuel its Brazil operations from 2015, Petrobras said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Stephan Nielsen in Sao Paulo at snielsen8@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Tina Davis at tinadavis@bloomberg.net

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