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  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2020
    Biofuels
    Faltering ethanol refiners switch to hand sanitiser

    Coronavirus outbreak dramatically reduces demand for fuel produced with American corn

  • Friday, 1 November, 2019
    Special ReportInvesting in Kenya
    Ethanol cooking start-up uses tech to cut costs and save lives

    Distribution system fits in with households’ ‘small and often’ spending pattern

  • Friday, 1 November, 2019
    Special Report
    Investing in Kenya

    Since 2018, president Uhuru Kenyatta has shifted public spending away from infrastructure projects. Now the focus is on the Big Four agenda of delivering food security, affordable housing, more manufacturing, and affordable healthcare to Kenyans

  • Monday, 28 October, 2019
    China pulls back on tough ethanol content standards

    Policymakers struggle with lack of demand and resistance from oil companies

  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2019
    Trump administration biofuels policy angers US farmers

    Details of plan sow discord in rural states critical to president’s re-election chances

  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2019
    Trump ethanol plan fails to cheer biofuel markets

    Reforms are aimed at Midwestern states crucial to president’s re-election prospects

  • Friday, 4 October, 2019
    Biofuels
    Trump placates swing state farmers with biofuels shift

    Fossil fuel industry loses out in policy switch

  • Monday, 22 July, 2019
    Biofuels
    Bunge and BP form Brazil sugar-ethanol business
  • Friday, 31 May, 2019
    Biofuels
    US pleases corn farmers with fuel ethanol rule

    Trump administration lifts blending cap at the start of summer travel season

  • Promoted Content
  • Tuesday, 12 March, 2019
    Biofuels
    Speculators to be banned from market for biofuel credits

    US regulator proposal would restrict trading to counter suspicions of price-rigging

  • Tuesday, 9 October, 2018
    Trump administration to loosen rules on ethanol

    Move on blends could boost demand for corn amid oversupply in grain markets

  • Sunday, 19 August, 2018
    Biofuels
    Midwest farmers take Trump to task over biofuels mandate

    EPA move to water down standard could reduce demand for corn as producer profits slide

  • Thursday, 17 May, 2018
    Ethanol hopes rise as crude oil prices surge

    Alternative fuel becomes competitive again as Brent trades above $79 a barrel

  • Monday, 26 February, 2018
    beyondbricsPollution
    Keeping Brazilian ethanol green

    Switching to biofuels cuts direct greenhouse gas emissions but what of indirect ones?

  • Wednesday, 1 November, 2017
    Global trade
    EU farmers sow seeds of doubt over Mercosur pact

    Critics say trade deal with South America could harm EU farmers

  • Wednesday, 13 September, 2017
    Emerging markets
    Biofuel-linked stocks jump as China said to plan 2020 ethanol roll-out
  • Sunday, 2 July, 2017
    Biofuels
    Brazilian ethanol group sees boost from plant waste

    Raízen Energia plans fivefold rise in output from second-generation biofuel facility

  • Sunday, 18 June, 2017
    Biofuels
    US corn ethanol producers to tap overseas demand

    Two new refineries planned even as domestic fuel sales reach a plateau

  • Wednesday, 1 March, 2017
    Biofuels
    US biofuel lobby group hits out at ally in dispute

    Fuels America cuts ties with RFA after report of deal with Carl Icahn

  • Thursday, 26 January, 2017
    Oil & Gas industry
    Icahn faces conflict scrutiny on Trump trade

    Billionaire gains on investment in oil refiner ahead of rule change

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2016
    Biofuels
    US lifts biofuel mandate in blow to oil companies

    Cars and trucks required to burn more renewable fuels from next year

  • Monday, 10 October, 2016
    US farmers seek to double ethanol exports

    A boost in volumes could lift demand for corn and aid struggling agriculture sector

  • Monday, 5 September, 2016
    Corn versus ethanol: a fight revisited

    A bitter debate over food and fuel is reshaped by weak corn prices and biofuel consumption

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2016
    Automobiles
    Fuel replacements jostle on start line

    The pros and cons of the main runners in the dash to replace old favourites

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2016
    News in-depthEnergy sector
    Winners and losers amid the oil crash

    Airlines are beneficiaries of cheap fuel but consumer goods groups are not getting a big boost

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