Japan gives OK for US ethanol imports

November 28, 2017 |

In Japan, the government has given the thumbs up to allow ethanol imports from the US for use in its ethanol-blending mandate after analyzing potential alternative sourcing origins. Corn-based ethanol from the US is currently 35% cheaper than Brazilian sugarcane-based ethanol that has supplied to mandate until now. The 132 million gallon mandate was extended over the summer through to 2022. It currently is implanted through the use of bio-MTBE in a equivalent amount to the total mandated volume.

Category: Fuels

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