Brazilian Sugarcane Industry: New Biofuels Bill Is a Welcome Boost

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sept 23, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — A bill designed to strengthen energy cooperation in the Western Hemisphere, approved today by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is a positive step to expands ongoing efforts by Brazil and the United States to promote the production and use of sustainable biofuels throughout Latin America, according to the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA).

“It shows a clear desire by the U.S. Congress for a positive and long-term partnership between the world’s top two producers of ethanol, the United States and Brazil,” said UNICA president and CEO Marcos Sawaya Jank, who earlier today met with Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) to express appreciation for this visionary legislation. “Consumers in Brazil and the U.S. are already learning the benefits of ethanol. This legislation will help expand the reach of sustainable and renewable biofuels that increase energy security for consumers and raise incomes for agricultural communities worldwide.”

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