Ethanol fuels market in USA

In surveying the American ethanol fuels market, this paper provides the following information: annual production and the major producers of ethanol, production trends for wet and dry milling processes, production costs, fiscal aspects and consumption trends. The paper also compares the competitiveness of ethanol automotive fuel additives with that of oxygenated additives such as MTBE (methyltributyl ether) and ETBE (ethyltributyl ether obtained through an ethylene-isobutylene synthesis process). Indications are given as to the directions being taken by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and individual state governments with regard to the setting of standards on automotive fuel oxygen content and emission control