Production plants: 8
Production capacity 2012 (million gallons a year): 1720
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It also participates in Brazil in the ethanol business
Henry Ford built his first automobile capable of running with ethanol: the quadricycle.
The Model T, first automobile of the Ford Motor Company, was designed to run on ethanol, fuel or a combination of both.
1905-1925. Brazil did pioneer ethanol tests.
Brazilian government passed a law that asked for a blend of 5% ethanol with gasoline on imported gasoline.
By decree the use of gasoline with a blend of 5% ethanol to gasoline produced in Brazil becomes obligatory.
The U.S. Army built the first ethanol plant in the United States in Omaha, Nebraska.
Discovery of oil reserves in the Middle East produce a reduction of the demand for biofuels.
1940's to 70's. Short commerce of ethanol due to low gasoline prices.
Brazil started to increase the percentages of ethanol blended with gasoline.
Nebraska's legislature created the first agency in the United States dedicated to the development of the ethanol industry.
The first world oil crisis took place. This generated more interest in alternative energy sources.
The National Alcohol Program (Proálcool) started in Brazil. It promoted the production of ethanol.
As an answer to the energy crisis the Nation Energy Act was aproved in the United States.
Different research projects on the use ethanol in large engines were done in Brazil.
The use of ethanol in winter to reduce carbon emissions was mandated in Denver, Colorado.
Amendments to the Clean Air Actowere done to reduce carbon emissions.
The Energy Policy Act was passed to reduce the dependency on oil.
Since the end of the nineties Flex Fuel vehicles that can run with gasoline with a blend of ethanol are sold in the United States.
Law 693 that promotes the use of ethanol blended with gaoline since 2005 was passed in Colombia.
Flex fuel vehicles that can use ethanol efficiently enter in the Brazilian market.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 was passed and the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) program started.
The incentive known as the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) started in the United States.
In Brazil the company Embraer manufactured an agricultural aircraft that could use ethanol as fuel: the Ipanema.
The majority of the vehicles sold in Brazil have the flex fuel system that allows the use of ethanol blended with gasoline.
The Energy Independence and Security Act to increase the supply of alternative sources of fuels was signed in the United States.
2007-2008. In several states if the United States the blend between ethanol and gasoline, using 10% of ethanol, became a mandate.
The Biofuels Trade Law was passed in Peru.
Since July 15th the use of gasohol (ethanol and gasoline blend) became mandate in Lima and in Callao in Peru.
By the end of the year the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and the tariff applied on imported ethanol expired in the United States.
The ethanol production was affected in the United States due to the drought and in Brazil due to the low gasoline prices.