LAKE FOREST — Collectibles and jewelry marketer L.L. Knickerbocker Co. Inc. said Thursday that a joint venture in which it is involved has signed a contract to build the first biorefinery in China to convert agricultural wastes into ethanol and other environmentally friendly products.
Knickerbocker, a Lake Forest company that also owns 38% of an alternative fuel company, said that its Arkenol Asia Inc. joint venture with Arkenol Holdings LLC plans to construct power plants and biorefineries in a number of southeast Asian countries.
