Brazil has stepped up efforts to increase the amount of biodiesel it uses, according to Domestic Fuel. Right now, Brazil has a 4-percent biodiesel blend mandate in effect. Last week, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva moved the mandate to 5 percent by 2010 -- three years ahead of schedule.
(Domestic Fuel, Oct. 29, 2009)
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