In Brazil, the Mines and Energy Minister said that the government may move up the date for implementation of a B5 mandate to 2010, from 2013. The minister said that the country has an existing capacity of 661 Mgy, enough biodiesel to support a blend as high as 6 percent biodiesel.
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