Brazil's Inpasa starts operation at its largest corn based ethanol facility
Inpasa, Brazil’s largest corn-ethanol producer, began operating on Tuesday at its main biorefinery. According to the company, it can now be regarded as one of the largest…
Brazil's ethanol producer Raizen is concerned about the drought affecting next sugarcane harvest
Raizen's chief executive, who spoke on Monday, said that the Brazilian ethanol manufacturer is more concerned about the impact of a drought on the sugarcane crop in 2025/26 than the current crop.
Brazil's Cosan Eying Refining Partnership with Petrobras
Brazil's Cosan SA Indústria e Comércio, a leading ethanol producer and fuel distributor, is interested in refining partnerships with oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA,…
China Tariffs on U.S. Ethanol to Cut Off Imports in Short-Term
Chinese buyers of U.S. ethanol will have to cut their imports because of new higher tariffs but they will have to return to the overseas market to meet the government's targets for using the fuel…
China's Independent Refiners Gear up for Ethanol Push
Dongming plans to import ethanol, may produce biofuel; China set 2020 target for nationwide 10 pct biofuel use. China's top independent oil refiner is buying ethanol and…
Death of Castro Could Free Cuba to Produce Biofuels
The death of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, a fierce critic of biofuels like ethanol, has raised hopes among industry experts that some of Cuba's vast tracts of fallow…
Investors Turn Bullish on US Ethanol Shares
After a weak start in 2016, investors are rediscovering shares of biofuels companies that make ethanol, a grain alcohol that can be used as fuel. Demand and profit margins are up…
Valero Energy Sues US EPA over Biofuels Plan
Valero Energy Corp filed lawsuits against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to push the regulator to alter a U.S. policy designed to boost use of renewables in transportation fuels.
Valero Dips toes into Ethanol Export Market
Valero Energy Corp, one of the biggest U.S. oil refiners, is preparing to sell ethanol for export for the first time, the company said, betting on the $2 billion overseas market as U.S.
Brazil's Cosan 2014/15 Sugar Output Down
The sugar and ethanol division of Brazilian conglomerate Cosan SA said late Wednesday its sugar output in the 2014/15 season fell more than 9 percent from the previous season…
Oil Prices Weigh on Alternative Fuel Sector
With gas pump prices lingering near their lowest levels in five years, greener, cleaner alternative fuels are taking a hit. Makers of biodiesel, a fuel made from vegetable oil or animal fats…
Sao Martinho's Profit Jumps 75%
Sao Martinho, a Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer, reported a quarterly net profit of 60.7 million reais ($27 million), up 75 percent from a year earlier, due to improved cane crushing volumes.
