HYDROUS ETHANOL CONSUMPTION GREW 68% IN JANUARY

According to initial data from the ANP, Brazil’s consumption of hydrous ethanol climbed by 68.0% in January compared to the same period in 2023. Meanwhile, Datagro reports that within the same time frame, gasoline C consumption dropped by 3.1%. The outcome was the greatest level of ethanol (hydrous + anhydrous) since April 2021, at 45.6% of the domestic gasoline market. Just hydrous ethanol made up 25.5% of the total. According to estimates, in January, 30.0% of Brazil’s fleet of flex-fuel vehicles ran on hydrous ethanol, up from 19.2% last year.
Source: RPA News (*Translated by Ia Niani)