Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has opened a public comment period on proposed changes to its ethanol policy that would allow for the import of US corn ethanol for use in the production of bio-ETBE. Under the proposed policy, US corn-based ethanol will be allowed for use in bio-ETBE production when combined with Japanese sugarcane ethanol, starting in April. The maximum share of US ethanol by volume allowed in the Brazilian market would be 53.73%.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has opened a public comment period on proposed changes to its ethanol policy that would allow for the import of US corn ethanol for use in the production of bio-ETBE. Under the proposed policy, US corn-based ethanol will be allowed for use in bio-ETBE production when combined with Brazilian sugarcane ethanol, starting in April. The maximum share of US ethanol by volume allowed in the Japanese market would be 53.73%.