In Guatemala, ethanol will begin to be used in Guatemala on June 30, 2026 with a blend of 10%. The officialization of the date was recently announced with the publication of the Government Agreement 257-2025 signed by President Bernardo Arévalo and the Minister of Energy and Mines, Victor Ventura. The main boost comes from the […]
In Vietnam, Vietnam News reports the government plans to implement 10% ethanol blending in gasoline by June 2026, half a year later than originally planned. The delay is meant to give suppliers and consumers more time to prepare for the roll out. On August 1, the country’s two largest fuel retailers launched an E10 pilot […]
In Indonesia, Tempo reports that the government plans to grow cassava on 1 million hectares of land around the country to use as feedstock for ethanol production that will in turn allow it to blend 10% ethanol into gasoline. In addition to the cassava acreage, another 400,000 hectares of sugarcane is expected to be grown […]
In Vietnam, Reuters reports that in a major win for US ethanol industry, the Asian country has decided to mandate 10% ethanol blended fuel at the pump. The move is an effort to close it’s significant trade gap with the US, which could lead to 800,000 cubic meters of ethanol imports to supply what its […]
In Vietnam, Petrolimex and PVOIL, Vietnam’s two largest fuel distributors and retailers, recently launched the country’s first commercial trials of gasoline blended with 10 percent ethanol (E10) in three major cities. A total of 42 fuel stations in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong began selling E10 RON95 gasoline as part of the […]
In Japan, on June 10, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) introduced an action plan to introduce E10 and E20 gasoline. As part of this plan, Japan aims to introduce a nationwide E10 gasoline option by 2030. To prepare for this transition, METI plans to conduct a smaller-scale introduction of E10 gasoline […]
In Poland, Platts reports that the country’s new E10 policy that kicked off Jan. 1 has helped push T2 ethanol prices to a 13-year high of $744/cu m, forcing Eastern European ethanol supplies that traditionally would have gone to the key ARA port region in the Netherlands have instead been diverted to Poland. In turn, […]
