Brazil Urges US to Reduce Ethanol Tariff
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) has welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to maintain the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)...

IDB Backs Three Brazilian Ethanol Plants
BRAZIL - The Inter-American Development Bank is to lend $269 million and help raise an additional $379 million for three new ethanol plants in south-central Brazil, in the largest biofuel...

Brazil Wants to Demystify Biofuels Discussion
SAO PAULO - Brazil wants to demystify much of what has been said about biofuels around the world, especially ethanol.

Brazilian Ethanol Technology Interests China
BRASILIA - This week, Brazilian government officials and businessmen are in China exchanging information, with the aim of opening up more investment opportunities in different sectors....

Brazil Follows US in Driving the Global Biofuel Market
BRAZIL - The global ethanol production is expected to rise nearly 27,000 Million Gallon by the end of 2014, says “Global Biofuel Market Analysis”, a new market research report by R...

Alabama Governor and Scientists to Look at Sugarcane Use
BRAZIL - Gov. Bob Riley will cap off a weeklong trade mission in South America today and Saturday with a stop in Brazil, where he and others from Alabama will explore ways the state's...

Brazil Confirmed as Sustainable Energy Producer
BRAZIL – The conclusions of the four day Global Renewable Energy Forum, which ended this week, are that it is possible to find ways for countries to develop without compromising the...

Brazil Meets Demand through Sugarcane-Ethanol Production
BRAZIL - Just a decade ago, the giant Moema ethanol and sugar mill in southeastern Brazil covered less than half of its current 173,000 acres. Sugar was what was mainly produced, says...

Sugarcane Bioenergy as Primary Energy Source
BRAZIL - According to preliminary data from Brazil’s annual National Energy Balance report produced by EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética), sugarcane ethanol and bagasse used for bioenergy...

Brazil Retaliates Against Biofuel Critics
SAO PAULO - According to Reuters, Brazil believes that it is unjustly coming under fire for problems with European and U.S. biofuels.

Brazil: Record Ethanol Production Predicted in 2008
BRASILIA - Brazilian officials forecast on Tuesday record sugar cane crops and record ethanol production for 2008 that will boost exports of ethanol by more than 23 percent, as reported...

BP, Santelisa Vale, and Maeda Unveil Plans to Invest R$1.66 Billion in Biofuels
BRAZIL - BP announced today that it intends to take a 50 per cent stake in Tropical BioEnergia SA, a joint venture established by Brazilian companies Santelisa Vale and Maeda Group,...

President Defends Brazilian Biofuels
BRAZIL - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has strongly defended Brazil's production of biofuels.

Brazil's Ethanol Firms Team up to Build Pipeline
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - Brazil's largest sugar and ethanol group, Cosan (CSAN3.SA: Quote, Profile, Research)(CZZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research), said late on Tuesday it has set up a joint...

Report: Prospects of Biofuels in Brazil
BRAZIL - A new report published by Energy Business Reports, "Biofuel Industry in Brazil," provides complete coverage of the ethanol and biodiesel market in Brazil. Brazil is a global...