Tag: ethanol

Brazil Ends Tariff on Imported Ethanol Drawing Applause from Sugarcane Industry

Reacting to the Brazilian government’s announcement that it has unilaterally eliminated its tariff on ...

Global Crisis Still Slowing Down Brazil’s Ethanol and Sugar Industry

The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association’s (UNICA) estimates project a 10% increase in sugarcane production ...

Brazil’s Sugarcane Industry Wants Import Tariff Cut Done Fast

The announcement by the Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX) to postpone a decision ...

Brazil Sugar and Ethanol Makers Claim They’re Doing Everything Right

In Brazil, UNICA, the ethanol/sugar mill owners trade union, says 2009 was a terrible ...

Lula: World Is Watching and It Seems We Haven’t Ethanol Even for Ourselves

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called on sugarcane mill owners to ...

Brazil’s Copersucar Forecasts a US$ 5 Billion Sugarcane Crop

Brazil's sugar industry giant Copersucar, a cooperative that operates in the trade of sugar ...

Rain and Low Performance Hinder Brazil’s Ability to Offer Ethanol and Sugar

After promoting 3.5% expansion of offer of sugar and ethanol this year, Datagro, a ...

Brazil Tries to Convince EPA Its Ethanol Meets US Renewable Fuel Standards

Ethanol produced from sugarcane in Brazil can help the United States meet its advanced ...

First Drought, Then Too Much Rain. Tough Times for Brazil’s Sugarcane

The arrival of September, traditionally more favorable for the harvest in weather terms, wasn't ...

Brazil’s Amazon and Pantanal Off-Limits for Sugarcane Industry

The administration of Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva proposed a new bill ...