by Kelly Davis (Renewable Fuels Association) As part of the RFA’s commitment to increasing ethanol export markets, I recently had
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Back TO HOMEePURE Suspects Circumvention of Import Duty on Ethanol Imports
(ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ePURE, the European Renewable Ethanol Association, has asked the European Commission to investigate if EU customs legislation
May 28, 2013 Read Full Article
Zambia: Govt Resorts to Ethanol Fuel
by Judith Namutowe (AllAfrica.com) Government has said it will start importing ethanol from Zimbabwe with a view to lowering the high
May 28, 2013 Read Full Article
Renewable Energy Groups in Spat over Imports
by Darren Goode (Politico) An effort by ethanol backers to get the Environmental Protection Agency to scale back the amount
May 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Parliament Report Flags Major Changes to EU Biofuels Proposal
(EurActiv.com) A European Parliament report into the EU’s proposals for addressing the problem of indirect land use change (ILUC) in its
April 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Seeks Toned-Down Renewable Fuel Goals
by Ben Goad (The Hill E2Wire) A key industry group is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ratchet back
April 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels, Renewables Strongly up Since 2008, Says New EIA Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Maryland, the “Monthly Energy Review” by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), with data through December
March 29, 2013 Read Full Article
Optimistic Bearing: Staying Bullish on Ethanol Even in the Trough of Negative Margins.
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...“Ethanol’s value proposition, as a very cost-effective molecule in the motor gasoline pool,
March 25, 2013 Read Full Article
International Regulation of Microorganisms for Biofuel or Chemical Production: North and South America and Africa
by David Glass (DGlassAssociates.com) ... The use of genetically modified microorganisms (GMOs) in manufacturing will likely face a fairly straightforward
March 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Surplus May Lift Gas Prices
by Matthew L. Wald (New York Times) A glut of ethanol in the gasoline supply is threatening to push up prices
March 18, 2013 Read Full Article
The Outlook: Biofuel Expansion in China and the U.S.
By Josh Rathod (Advanced Biofuels USA) In a recent webinar hosted by the American Council of Renewable Energy (ACORE), biofuel
March 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Vierhout Addresses Outcome of Anti-Dumping, Anti-Subsidy Cases
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Rob Vierhout, secretary general of ePURE, the European Renewable Ethanol Association, spoke to Ethanol Producer
March 07, 2013 Read Full Article
SE Asian Palm Oil Producers Target U.S. Biofuel Market
(The Star/Reuters) A blending tax credit for alternative fuels has helped re-open the way for shipments of palm biodiesel to
March 06, 2013 Read Full Article
Sprouting Up: Soybean Farming in Canada Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld
(PR Web/TimesUnion.com) Although US soybean farmers have grown in the past five years, the industry will continue to face revenue
March 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Small Farmers Risk Exclusion from Biofuels Certification Schemes
(UN Food and Agriculture Organization) The way certification schemes for biofuels are structured makes it difficult for smallholder producers and
February 27, 2013 Read Full Article
Australia at the Crossroads – Import or Export Aviation Biofuels?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As journalists, at the Digest our job is to ask the 7 Questions. Who, What,
February 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Iowa Board Awards Funds for Job Creation Projects in Milford, Galva
byDave Dreeszen (SiouxCityJournal.com) The Iowa Economic Development Authority board awarded financial aid packages Friday to two Northwest Iowa manufacturers planning
February 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Peru’s Maple Shifting to Cane Ethanol in ‘Transformational Year’
by Stephan Nielsen (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) Maple Energy Plc, the Peruvian company that made more than 99 percent of its revenue
February 19, 2013 Read Full Article
That Darn Devil, Them Dang Details: What’s Really Driving Food Prices?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the new USDA long-term forecasts, rising global meat consumption stands out as a driver
February 15, 2013 Read Full Article
End All Trade Barriers
by Bob Dinneen (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Renewable Fuels Association) ...While the U.S. ethanol industry historically only exported a small amount of
January 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Are US, Brazil Ethanol Industries Ready to Dance?
by Daniel Coelho Barbosa (Ethanol Producer Magazine) For many years, the U.S. ethanol industry saw Brazil primarily as a competitor.
January 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Optimistic Bearing: Staying Bullish on Ethanol Even in the Trough of Negative Margins.
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol might experience strong headwinds in 2013 but four marketers still see good things
January 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Pennsylvanians Angry about Plans to Ship Gas Overseas
by Alexandra Duszak (PublicIntegrity.org) When Pennsylvanians agreed to a massive increase in natural gas drilling in the state, they were
January 14, 2013 Read Full Article
The Biggest Biofuels Myths, DeMythtefied
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) When headlines run dire, ask yourself: are they real? In today’s Digest, we give
January 11, 2013 Read Full Article
Setting the Example
by Robert Vierhout (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Hopefully, European regulators will take note of what has happened. If they
January 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Evolving Ethanol to Meet Challenges
by Emily Bruns (Ashton Gasette) In an effort to evolve with the constant changes and challenges within a $50 billion
December 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Imported as Advanced Biofuel Competes with Biodiesel
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol imports from Brazil have surged into the U.S. in recent months, University
December 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Cattle, Corn Contribute to Ethanol Bonanza
by Art Hovey (Lincoln Journal Star) The economic bounce that comes from the combination of corn and cattle in Nebraska
October 31, 2012 Read Full Article
Geoff Cooper Addresses Attendees at Export Exchange
by Jamie Johansen (DomesticFuel.com) Attendees for the 2012 Export Exchange were the audience for Renewable Fuels Associations’s Geoff Cooper. Geoff serves as the organizations Vice
October 24, 2012 Read Full Article
Analysis: Brazil Ethanol Returns to US as Biofuel Rules Pave Way
by Reese Ewing (Reuters) Brazilian ethanol is rushing back into the United States after a three-year ebb, drawn less by
September 21, 2012 Read Full Article
Brazilian Ethanol Exports to U.S. Likely to Grow - Datagro
by Reese Ewing (Reuters Africa) Exports of Brazilian ethanol to the U.S. market are likely to grow, while still allowing
August 30, 2012 Read Full Article
US Ethanol Imports under Scrutiny by the EU
The European Commission has today published its decision to proceed to the registration of ethanol imports coming from the USA
August 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Brazil Will Import U.S. Ethanol If Fuel Mix Raised, Bunge Says
by Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) Brazil, the biggest ethanol producer after the U.S., will have to import the biofuel if authorities
August 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Food and Fuel: Back on the Table
by Robert Vierhout (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Other favorite critics such as Oxfam also see the present situation as a new opportunity
August 09, 2012 Read Full Article
"Ukroliya" Asks to Limit the Export of the Promising Crop
Complications connected with export of the national grain lead to the idea to change the structure of agricultural production. Some
August 09, 2012 Read Full Article
Boom Times for Argentina and Biofuels, But Can It Last?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As Argentina’s monetary policies run into big trouble, inflation mounts and the peso sinks, can
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Gasoline Suppliers Overcomplying with Ethanol Content Rules
by Martin Mittelstaedt (The Globe and Mail) Federal law forces oil companies to sell gasoline in Canada with an ethanol
May 30, 2012 Read Full Article
Former U.S. Ambassadors: Cut Foreign Oil Dependence to Help Reign in Trade Deficit
by Andrew Restuccia (The Hill/E2Wire) A bipartisan coalition of former U.S. ambassadors urged President Obama Thursday to drastically cut dependence
May 30, 2012 Read Full Article
Is the Long Ethanol Boom Coming to a Close?
by Scott Irwin and Darrel Good (Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics University of Illinois)...The rise in ethanol production has recently run up against
May 25, 2012 Read Full Article
ADM Introduces Sustainable Grower Program for Canadian Canola
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) Archer Daniels Midland Co. Agri-Industries Lloydminster oilseeds processing facility recently announced the introduction
March 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Are We Really Exporting Ethanol So It Will Not Compete With Imported Gasoline?
by Stu Ellis (FarmGateBlog) Every day supertankers full of $100 per barrel oil are docking at US ports where other
March 08, 2012 Read Full Article
US Biofuels Rules Could Lead to Surging Imports
by Christopher Cundy (Environmental Finance) US rules on ethanol usage will favour Brazilian cane sugar producers and could lead to
March 07, 2012 Read Full Article
Zimbabwe: Get Country to Switch to Ethanol-Petrol Blend Fuel
(AllAfrica.com) Most of the larger fuel companies have started selling the petrol-ethanol blend known as E10, a reference to the
February 20, 2012 Read Full Article
China Slowing Ethanol Growth Will Spur Feed Imports, Group Says
by Jeff Wilson (Bloomberg) China’s five-year plan to slow domestic production of grain-based ethanol will mean tighter supplies of a
February 13, 2012 Read Full Article
U.S. Became World’s Top Ethanol Exporter in 2011
by Simone Sebastian (FuelFix) The United States became the world’s leading exporter of ethanol in 2011, selling a record level
January 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Growing Pains: Brazil’s Sugarcane Ethanol Industry Hits a Snag
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Brazil began developing its domestic ethanol industry in the 1970s in response to the
December 29, 2011 Read Full Article
U.S. Ethanol Tax Break Ends, Brazil Sees an Opening
by Charles Abbott and Reese Ewing (Drovers Cattle Network) A U.S. ethanol tax credit costing roughly $6 billion a year
December 23, 2011 Read Full Article
China’s Vision for Renewable Energy: The Status of Bioenergy and Bioproduct Research and Commercialization
Elizabeth R. Nesbitt, Paul Thiers, Johnway Gao, Sharon Shoemaker, Manuel Garcia-Perez, Julie Carrier, Joy Doran-Peterson, John Morgan, Guangyi Wang, Pierre Christian Wensel, Shulin Chen (Journal of International Commerce and Economics)
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Indiana Farmers Are Producing Ethanol for the Middle East
by Gary Truitt (Hoosier Ag Today) Indiana corn is regularly exported as food and feed; but, now, more and more
May 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Growing U.S. Export: Corn ethanol
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) The United States has a growing new export – ethanol fuel – and a lot