“The EU has agreed to a request from SEKAB for continued lower import duties on the ethanol imported from Brazil for use in E85 and ED95 fuels, a decision we view as a major step forward,” says Anders Fredriksson, President of SEKAB BioFuels & Chemicals. “The decision means that the market for both E85 for cars and ED95 for busses and trucks can continue to be developed”.
“The EU has agreed to a request from SEKAB for continued lower import duties on the ethanol imported from Brazil for use in E85 and ED95 fuels, a decision we view as a major step forward,” says Anders Fredriksson, President of SEKAB BioFuels & Chemicals. “The decision means that the market for both E85 for cars and ED95 for busses and trucks can continue to be developed”.

The EU’s decision on reduced duties is conditional upon the ethanol being verified as sustainable, which is the type of ethanol that Swedish Bioenergy Company SEKAB has been importing for almost a year. This ethanol from Brazilian sugar cane...