VOL. XLVII

No 10

08-March-2004

SUPPLY/DEMAND

US Ethanol Rulings Increase Reliance On Imported Gasoline, Says Poten

Laws in 17 US states requiring refiners to add ethanol to boost octane numbers of unleaded gasoline, rather than methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), will increase the countrys reliance on imported gasoline for this summer and beyond, according to Poten and Partners, New York. In the report Corn Aint Only For Farm Animals Anymore, published on 27 February, Poten observes: The federal...