Update 1-Brazil to Decide Biodiesel Mandate in March Meeting, Ministry Says
by Roberto Samora (Reuters) Brazil’s National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) will decide the country’s mandatory blend of biodiesel in diesel in a meeting scheduled to take place in March, the Ministry of Mines and Energy said on Friday.
The current 10% mandatory blend will remain in force throughout March and the percentage from April onwards will be defined at the meeting, the ministry told Reuters, without disclosing an exact date for the meeting.
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A definition of the biodiesel blend in diesel would be important for the sector’s planning, since it affects the soy processing volume, the main raw material of the biofuel.
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“We need to increase the percentage of biodiesel in diesel, it is at 10% and has already been 13%, it was reduced in the last government,” Alckmin said after a meeting with Minister of Agriculture Carlos Favaro. READ MORE
Government decides to increase biodiesel in diesel; pump price to rise 2 cents (acessa.com)
