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The US Ethanol Import tariff is under review

The 54-cent litre import duty on ethanol into the US could be reviewed in the 2009 budget, according to a report on Reuters discussed breifly on Facts About Ethanol. As the writer says the President proposes but Congress disposes. It will be interesting to see who lines up on which side of the debate,and wheter there is any protection for truely second generation technology (ceulluosic ethanol derived from chemical/biological means instead of pyrolysis)...

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Posted by Simon Robinson on January 31, 2008 3:37 PM | Permalink

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