http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/el-nino-expanding-ethanol-use-squeeze-india-sugar-supply/ At the same time, India is pushing for higher ethanol blending with petrol and wider adoption of flex-fuel vehicles to cut dependence on expensive imported crude. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/imo-definition-of-brazil-corn-ethanol-carbon-footprint-a-landmark-step/ In May, the IMO defined the default value of Brazilian corn ethanol's carbon footprint at 20.8 grams of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e) per megajoule, specifically referring to biofuel produced from the country's intermediate or second-corn crop. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/india-launches-gasoline-blended-with-85-ethanol-at-lower-price/ Indian automakers have started launching flex-fuel vehicles that are compatible with the higher ethanol variant. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/06/raizen-to-sell-argentina-downstream-business-to-mercuria-for-142-billion/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2026/may-2026/special-focus-biofuels-efuels-and-renewable-fuels/decarbonizing-the-gasoline-pool-ethanol-as-a-refinery-decarbonization-engine/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/india-ethanol-push-drives-big-rise-in-land-farmed-to-make-fuel/ India depends on imports for some 85% of its oil, so using more ethanol, made from crops such as sugarcane, rice and maize, is central to its plans to boost its energy security and reduce planet-heating emissions. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/indonesia-to-roll-out-ethanol-blended-gasoline-b50-biodiesel-from-july-1/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/wingd-secures-world-first-ethanol-fueled-engine-orders-for-ocean-going-ships/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/update-us-house-passes-bill-allowing-year-round-sales-of-e15-gasoline/ The House on Wednesday approved the H.R. 1346 bill, or the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, by a vote of 218 to 203, which would allow fuel retailers to offer E15 year‑round, removing seasonal restrictions linked to smog concerns. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/05/lobbying-battle-intensifies-as-e15-ethanol-bill-nears-us-vote/ Both sides are lobbying Congress, with representatives from the Renewable Fuels Association, the American Petroleum Institute, and the Small Refineries of America meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Monday and Tuesday.