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Asia
Updated to Q2 2019
Supply of anhydrous fuel-grade ethanol is expected to be higher, with the corn harvest in the US continuing at levels similar to the previous year. Brazil’s new harvest/crush season starts in Q2 and that should lead to increased supply of b-grade hydrous ethanol to northeast Asia. Refiners are likely to continue to favour ethanol production instead of sugar, due to low prices of sugar globally.
The Philippine government has been actively trying to support the domestic ethanol industry, which could possibly result in reduced ethanol imports. With China-US trade tensions expected to ease, US exports of fuel ethanol to China could resume though there is no sign yet of any change in current status. Ethanol buyers in northeast Asia, however, said they are well-stocked until end of H1 2019 and that might limit demand interest in the quarter.
We offer the following regional Ethanol analysis and news coverage to keep you informed of factors and developments affecting prices in the Asia Ethanol marketplace.
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There are two main types of ethanol – fermentation and synthetic. The major outlets for industrial ethanol are as a solvent and in chemical synthesis.
ICIS publishes a weekly report for Ethanol in Asia which contains price quotes for the anhydrous and hydrous grade product.
For the anhydrous grade, we get the import prices through the Philippines and also track prices from Pakistan. For the Hydrous grade; import prices to North East Asia and South East Asia are assessed.
These are prices for deep sea material usually arriving from Brazil. We work closely with our colleagues who cover the US and Brazilian markets to ensure we capture all the movements to Asia and help to provide global context to the regional market.
The report monitors shipping freights as it has an important role in influencing economical prices and a breakdown of fixtures and enquiries is included.
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