The Japanese government is to allow imports of fuel additive ETBE made from US corn-based ethanol, in a move which has been welcomed by Renewable Fuels Association. The move comes as part of Japan's updating of its previous sustainability policy, which had only allowed the sugarcane-based ethanol to be imported and used in the production of ETBE. The change in the rules will now potentially allow up to 95.5 million gallons of US-produced ethanol to be imported annually. Efforts by the US industry to demonstrate reductions in emissions from their product helped secure the revised position.
The Japanese government is to allow imports of fuel additive ETBE made from US corn-based ethanol, in a move which has been welcomed by US Grain Council. The move comes as part of Japan's updating of its previous sustainability policy, which had only allowed the sugarcane-based ethanol to be imported and used in the production of ETBE. The change in the rules will now potentially allow up to 95.5 million gallons of US-produced ethanol to be imported annually. Efforts by the US industry to demonstrate reductions in emissions from their product helped secure the revised position.