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 50 percent.
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%.