Ethanol Week - April 23, 2019

Comment period on E15/RIN market reform rule to close April 29 Members of the public who wish to weigh in on the U.S. EPA’s proposed E15/RIN market reform rule have less than one week to do so. The comment period on the proposal closes April 29. As of April 22, more than 25,000 comments have already been filed. READ MORE SHARE
EPA: 40 SRE applications now pending for compliance year 2018 The U.S. EPA released updated data on small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions on April 18, reporting that there are now 40 pending SRE applications for compliance year 2018, up from 39 that were pending as of March 28. READ MORE SHARE
	Lawmakers urge robust funding for Farm Bill energy title programs More than 50 federal lawmakers have spoken out to encourage members of the Senate and House appropriations committees to provide robust fiscal year 2020 funding for Farm Bill energy title programs. READ MORE SHARE
NFU: EPA’s REGS rule could limit mid-level ethanol blends National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler April 17 expressing concern that the agency’s proposed REGS rule will make it harder for retailers to sell higher level blends of ethanol. READ MORE SHARE
Naig, Shaw say pending SREs would hurt farmers, damage RFS Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw held a press conference April 17 to discuss the 39 small refinery exemptions (SREs) that were pending for compliance year 2018 under the RFS. READ MORE SHARE
USDA: Ethanol, distillers grains exports down in February The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service released updated export data on April 17, reporting that the U.S. exported approximately 113.82 million gallons of ethanol in February, down from both the previous month and February 2018. READ MORE SHARE
California Ethanol & Power wins $10 million tax credit On April 17, California Ethanol & Power LLC (CE&P) announced that it was awarded a $10 million income tax credit as part of the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) California Competes program. READ MORE SHARE
Growth Energy, NAAE release curriculum on biofuels Growth Energy, in partnership with the National Association of Agricultural Educators, has announced the release of their new curriculum aimed at educating high school students to the world of biofuels. READ MORE SHARE
Enerkem closes a new round of financing for C$76.3 million Enerkem Inc., a global leader in biofuels production from solid waste, announces the closing of a new round of financing totaling C$76.3 million. The financing comes from Enerkem's existing investors, as well as a new investor, Suncor Energy Inc. READ MORE SHARE
BNDES to finance expansion projects at biorefinery in Brazil BNDES recently announced it will provide R$49.3 million ($12.63 million) in financing to the Grupo JP Andrade (Grupo Cerradão) to support a project that aims to increase capacity at a biorefinery located in Frutal, Minas Gerais, Brazil. READ MORE SHARE