High Growth Forecasted in the Brazil Ethanol Market

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Brazil’s Ethanol Market

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For over three decades, Brazil has been a global leader in the production and use of sugarcane-based ethanol or ethyl alcohol, a fuel additive that reduces the country’s petroleum consumption. Two years after the first global energy crisis in 1973, the Brazilian government introduced its ethanol initiative to decrease dependence on world energy supplies.

At its height in the mid-1980s, more than three quarters of the 800,000 cars produced in Brazil each year ran on ethanol. However, by 1990, a decline in the supply of sugar-based fuel brought the sale of ethanol-powered cars to nearly zero. Since their launch, “flexible-fuel” cars have helped re-ignite ethanol production in Brazil. Today, more than half of all cars in the country are “flexible-fuel” cars. At the same time, ethanol production has tripled since 1975.

Brazil is the world’s biggest producer and exporter of ethanol, developing 282,000 bbl/d in 2005. More that fifty percent of all cars in Brazil are powered by “flex-fuel.” This means that they can operate on 100 percent ethanol or an ethanol-gasoline mix. Ethanol in Brazil is derived from sugar cane, which flourishes in the country’s equatorial climate.

This report discusses the history, current state and immense market potential of Ethanol in Brazil.

Table of content

Executive Summary

Current Market for Ethanol

Competitiveness of the United States and Brazil

Role of the Sugar Industry

Foremost Sugar Exporter

Affordable Producer

Brazil Sugar Consumption

Flex-Fuel Vehicles of Brazil

Ethanol Costs and Pricing

Role of the Government

Competitive Landscape

R&D Investment

Challenges to Growth

Labor Legislation

Export Tariffs

Environment

Future Market Potential

Company Profiles

Glossary

Figures and Tables

Figure 1: Hydrous and Anhydrous Ethanol Production (in million cubic meters)

Figure 2: Brazil’s Ethanol Production

Figure 3: Brazil’s Sugar Production (in million tons)

Figure 4: Production of Ethanol and Flex-fuel Cars

Figure 5: Retail Prices of Gasoline and Ethanol in Rio de Janeiro

Figure 6: Forecast for Brazil’s Ethanol Industry

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