World ethanol leaders meet in Brazil to discuss the industry’s future

Ethanol Producer Magazine July 2009
By Hope Deutscher
Report posted June 5, 2009, at 3:41 p.m. CST

Ethanol industry leaders discussed the present and future of biofuels in São Paulo, Brazil, on June 1-3. Specialists, researchers, leading business executives and government officials from around the world participated in the Ethanol Summit, which has been held annually since 2007. The summit provides a platform for in-depth discussions on the present and future of biofuels in Brazil and the world, with special focus on the most widely used biofuel of all, ethanol.

Brazil, which is the world’s largest exporter of ethanol and the second-biggest producer after the U.S., has been lobbying for greater access to the U.S. and European Union markets.

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