Technical ethanol sales in Brazil continue to break records this year.
In the months of August-September, sales exceeded 2 million cubic meters, which is equivalent to 53 thousand tons per day.
Technical ethanol is a key component of the fuel market for passenger cars in Brazil: it is consumed both by the fleet of flexible passenger cars (75% of the fleet), free transition between hydrated ethanol and gasoline at each filling depending on the price, and in direct use in blending gasoline from refineries (30% of the commercial fuel at gas stations).
Diesel internal combustion engines for passenger cars are prohibited.
Thus, Brazil's strong agricultural sector solved the problem of the shortage of gasoline production at the refineries.