Ecuador: Ethanol Industry Emerging in Ecuador

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Ecuador is a promising market for the expansion of the demand for ethanol. It currently has an E5 blend mandate for gasoline that it is not meeting, and its domestic sugar industry is looking to expand into non-food uses. FAS Quito conservatively estimates the size of the Ecuadorian ethanol market at $160 million. 

Ecuador: Ethanol Industry Emerging in Ecuador

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