Ethanol
India allows production of ethanol from sugarcane juice, molasses
The government will periodically review sugar diversion to ethanol to ensure year-round domestic availability of the sweetener.
Amaggi, Inpasa partner to build new corn ethanol plants in Brazil
Ethanol producer Inpasa and Brazilian grain processor and exporter Amaggi have agreed to form a joint venture to build at least three corn-based ethanol plants in Mato Grosso, Brazil's top grain producing state
POET to acquire Tennessee bioprocessing facility
POET has signed an agreement to acquire Green Plains Obion, a bioethanol facility in northwestern Tennessee, increasing the company’s production capacity by 120 million gallons and improving its access to southeastern markets.
Vietnam to make switch to ethanol-blended fuel in move to boost U.S. imports
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has submitted a proposal to the government to switch to E10 - a blend that mixes gasoline with up to 10% of bioethanol.
Britain will not bail out bioethanol industry hit by Trump trade deal
The failure of the industry, which supports thousands of jobs, could prove to be an embarrassment for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who hailed May's trade deal as a boost to businesses that would protect employment and attract investment.
India's ethanol drive imperils its push for edible oil self-sufficiency
India's drive to produce more ethanol is leading its farmers to switch away from growing oilseeds, undermining government efforts in the world's largest buyer of cooking oils to reduce costly imports.
Brazil's Grupo Potencial to invest $392 MM in corn ethanol plant as part of biofuels complex
Brazil's Grupo Potencial will invest 2 B reais ($392.9 MM) to build a corn ethanol plant in Lapa, Parana state, as part of a plan to develop the world's largest biofuels complex.
Update: Brazil raises biofuel levels, sees gasoline self-sufficiency
Brazil's National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) on Wednesday approved increasing the level of biofuels mixed into fossil fuels, a move towards gasoline self-sufficiency that was also celebrated by renewable energy lobbies after the government earlier hinted the blends would not be changed this year.
EU imposes measures to curb ethanol imports from Pakistan
The European Commission has ended tariff preferences for non-fuel ethanol imports from Pakistan, answering EU ethanol makers' calls that a surge in cheap imports from the Asian country was pressuring prices and disturbing markets.
Brazil CNPE energy council to discuss increasing ethanol, biodiesel mandates
Brazil's National Energy Policy Council (CNPE), comprised of government ministers who advise fuel policy decisions, will discuss raising the mandated proportion of ethanol in gasoline to 30% from a current 27% at a meeting on Wednesday.
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