Ethanol

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.

AB Foods holds off bioethanol plant closure decision until June 25

Associated British Foods will hold off deciding the fate of its under threat Vivergo bioethanol plant in Hull, northern England, until June 25, hoping the government will step in with a support package.

U.S. ethanol output eases off record pace as summer travels heat up

Record volumes of U.S. ethanol have been churned out since late last year, largely due to an uptick in exports and steady domestic demand. But output has slipped from those record levels over the last couple of weeks, coinciding with the ramp-up of the summer driving season.

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Brazilian sugarcane processors mulling switch to more ethanol production

Some sugarcane processors in Brazil are closely following the price gap between sugar and ethanol and could start making more of the biofuel if sugar prices continue to fall and oil prices continue their recovery from recent lows.

Mitsui Chemicals studying use of ethanol to make petrochemicals

Mitsui Chemicals is studying the use of ethanol as a feedstock in its naphtha crackers to improve competitiveness amid oversupply in the global petrochemical sector