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August 25, 2015

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by Tom Buis (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Cleaner burning, higher performing fuels and their nutritious coproducts are valuable at home and abroad, and have the potential to resolve many issues around the globe, writes Tom Buis. — … Growth Energy has partnered with the U.S. Grains Council and the Renewable Fuels Association to create an Ethanol Foreign Market Development Steering Committee consisting of members of each organization and senior USDA Foreign Agriculture Service officials. With ethanol and DDGS exports representing about 10 percent of industry sales value, it is of critical importance that we actively explore potential new markets and pursue solutions to trade barriers.

The steering committee focuses on providing educational information related to ethanol to our overseas representatives and customers, including USGC and Foreign Agriculture Service staff, initiating additional market assessment missions and engaging with current customers to expand foreign demand through a combination of overseas missions and bringing foreign ethanol industry teams to the U.S.

Teams from the three organizations have participated in exploratory market development missions to China, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Panama, the Philippines and Singapore to ascertain the potential to expand the export market for U.S. ethanol. … to discuss the advantages increased utilization of ethanol can provide in terms of reduced greenhouse gas and other toxic fossil fuel emissions, enhanced octane and consumer economic benefits.

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We are expanding our collaboration with USDA and the Department of Commerce, as well as exploring the potential to broaden our industry exposure through activities such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and the U.S.-China Biofuels Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding.

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We are also participating in technical exchanges and exploratory market development missions to countries that currently do not import U.S. ethanol but could benefit from a cleaner fuel that would improve the environment and reduce toxic engine emissions. Countries that are currently at the top of our list include India, China, Mexico and Colombia. READ MORE and MORE (US Grains Council) and MORE (US Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine)

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