In Japan, E3 ethanol will debut at two pumps in Osaka as Japan finally begins to rollout its biofuels mandate. The Japanese government has set a goal of replacing 0.6 percent of gasoline fuel with biofuels by 2010.
In August, Mitsubishi announced plans for 500 million gallons in ethanol production capacity by 2017 as Japan ramps up on its biofuels conversion.
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