US Grains Council toured Mexican media around ethanol industry to promote trade

In Illinois, the US Grains Council arranged for a group of Mexico-based energy and economy media members to travel to Denver and Chicago in late August to learn about U.S. ethanol production, integration in the agricultural economy as well as regulation and standards. The team visited the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Denver, Colorado, as well as with the University of Illinois, the American Lung Association and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Chicago. They also toured an ethanol plant in Illinois.

The Council has worked with local partners to promote ethanol as the fuel component of choice for a more environmentally-friendly Mexican gasoline that helps reduce greenhouse gas pollution. The Council is also working with Mexican leaders as they seek to build their own biofuels industry, which would help support the rural Mexican economy and offer cleaner fuels for the Mexican people.

Establishing imports of U.S. ethanol into Mexico starts with offering information to industry partners and government regulators, including through the media also consumed by the general public. The stories produced by the ethanol media team members will play a critical role in building and capturing this new demand for ethanol in Mexico.