Ethanol
Maersk tests Brazilian ethanol mix to make cleaner maritime fuel
Maersk, which represents 15% of the global maritime shipping market, is testing a blend with 10% of ethanol.
API reverses course on E15 gasoline bill, calls for regulatory fixes
The American Petroleum Institute opposes legislation to expand year-round sales of E15 gasoline, a reversal that underscores deepening tensions between the oil and ethanol industries after a brief period of cooperation.
WinGD to offer first lower-emissions ethanol-fueled ship engines from 2026
With the International Maritime Organization (IMO) targeting net-zero emissions in the industry by 2050, the shipping industry has been exploring various ways to cut pollution, including installing engines that can be powered by lower-carbon fuels.
India fuel exports surge to multi-year highs on higher refinery runs, ethanol blending
Refiners in India, which sources about a third of its crude from Russia, are boosting runs and redirecting surplus barrels abroad.
E20 fuel safe but curbs vehicle performance, Mahindra executive says
E20 recently became the only choice of fuel at nearly 90,000 fuel stations across India, leading to complaints from motorists concerned about the impact on older vehicles.
India allows production of ethanol from sugarcane juice, molasses
The government will periodically review sugar diversion to ethanol to ensure year-round domestic availability of the sweetener.
Amaggi, Inpasa partner to build new corn ethanol plants in Brazil
Ethanol producer Inpasa and Brazilian grain processor and exporter Amaggi have agreed to form a joint venture to build at least three corn-based ethanol plants in Mato Grosso, Brazil's top grain producing state
POET to acquire Tennessee bioprocessing facility
POET has signed an agreement to acquire Green Plains Obion, a bioethanol facility in northwestern Tennessee, increasing the company’s production capacity by 120 million gallons and improving its access to southeastern markets.
Vietnam to make switch to ethanol-blended fuel in move to boost U.S. imports
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has submitted a proposal to the government to switch to E10 - a blend that mixes gasoline with up to 10% of bioethanol.
Britain will not bail out bioethanol industry hit by Trump trade deal
The failure of the industry, which supports thousands of jobs, could prove to be an embarrassment for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who hailed May's trade deal as a boost to businesses that would protect employment and attract investment.
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