Zimbabwe heads for higher blends with E15 and sights on E20 for 2014

In Zimbabwe, all gasoline must contain a minimum of 15% ethanol as of Nov. 30, with a 10-day grace period for retailers to increase the ethanol volumes at the pump. The country has been successively boosting the amount of ethanol in gasoline since the summer, first with a 5% mandate and then a 10% mandate. The goal is to achieve 20% blending by Jan. 1 which will lead to a reduction of $108 million in fuel imports annually.