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Brazil Consolidates Itself As Largest Ethanol Exporter

By Mr Ethanol | January 5, 2009

istockAnalyst.com:
According to ANBA: In 2008, Brasil consolidated itself as the world’s leading ethanol exporter and third largest biodiesel market, with the entry into operation of six new biodiesel plants and another 29 for ethanol, 18 of which integrate the Growth Acceleration Programme (PAC) of the Brazilian federal government. Investment in the ethanol plants has reached 12 billion reals (US$ 5 billion).

According to information supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy, ethanol production has exceeded 22 billion litres per year, which makes Brazil into the world’s second largest producer country. The figures were disclosed by the Communication Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic.

As a result of the success of the Brazilian flex-fuel technology (which allows for the mixing of ethanol and gasoline at any proportion), presently, nearly 90% of Brazilian light vehicle production uses the technology. In 2008, the Brazilian market reached the mark of seven million flex vehicles in circulation.

Currently, more than 25% of the national light vehicle fleet counts on the technology. The ethanol market in Brazil has the same size as the gasoline market, be it concerning production, consumption or exports.

The year of 2008 saw the entry into force, in January, of the mandatory addition of 2% biodiesel to all diesel sold to end consumers. In July, the rate of the mix was increased to 3%, the equivalent to an annual volume of 1.3 billion litres. In November, the installed capacity for biodiesel production reached 2.993 billion litres a year, and the number of plants operating in Brazil totalled to 46. From November 2007 to November 2008, seven biodiesel auctions were held, and the delivery of over 1.33 billion litres was negotiated for the period ranging from January 2008 until the first quarter of 2009. Estimated investment in order to manufacture that volume is around 3 billion reals (US$ 1.2 billion). In these auctions, approximately 80% of the purchased amount will be produced at plants bearing the Social Fuel Stamp, meaning that they purchase raw material from family farmers. The consolidation of the biodiesel production chain in Brazil was encouraged by a public policy launched by the federal government in 2004.

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