MoF proposes to reduce import tax on gasoline and ethanol goods

MoF proposes to reduce import tax on gasoline and ethanol goods

The rate reduction aims to protect domestic gasoline and ethanol producers while still cutting the price of petroleum products.
Ex-PetroVietnam Chairman to be prosecuted for violations in Phu Tho ethanol case

Ex-PetroVietnam Chairman to be prosecuted for violations in Phu Tho ethanol case

The Ministry of Public Security’s Security Investigation Agency has proposed prosecuting Dinh La Thang, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and nine accomplices on charges of violating regulations on construction works, causing serious consequences at the Petrochemical and Bio-Fuel JSC (PVB) - a subsidiary of this group.
Itochu looks to run from ethanol project

Itochu looks to run from ethanol project

The Japanese investor in Binh Phuoc province-based $80 million ethanol factory is seeking buyers of its 49 per cent stake.
Ethanol producers cry

Ethanol producers cry

Vietnam’s ethanol producers are pushing the government to soon approve the use of ethanol gasoline to create a domestic market.
Ethanol sales ready to kick into gear

Ethanol sales ready to kick into gear

Vietnam’s existing and planned ethanol fuel plants will be able to bring their products to motorists.
Ethanol plant struggles to fire up

Ethanol plant struggles to fire up

A cash drought has put the heat on one of Vietnam’s largest ethanol projects.
Expert blames unqualified gasoline for bike fires

Expert blames unqualified gasoline for bike fires

One of the causes for the mysterious fires that destroyed a series of motorbikes nationwide may be the poor quality of the gasoline that they had been filled with, a lecturer at a Ho Chi Minh City university said.
Ethanol fuel replacing common gasoline

Ethanol fuel replacing common gasoline

Ethanol fuel, which was introduced to local consumers in Vietnam last year, is considered as an appropriate replacement for common gasoline as oil and coal mines are gradually being depleted.
Firms burn with ethanol dreams

Firms burn with ethanol dreams

Leading Finnish technology firm Chempolis is closing on its dream of setting up a third generation ethanol manufacturing technology in Vietnam.
Finns look to cut open ethanol opportunities

Finns look to cut open ethanol opportunities

A Finnish technology leader is eager to cultivate the world’s most modern ethanol manufacturing technology in Vietnam.
Shell, Brazil's Cosan form $12 billion ethanol unit

Shell, Brazil's Cosan form $12 billion ethanol unit

Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell and Brazilian sugar-production group Cosan said Monday they were forming one of the biggest joint ethanol fuel ventures in the world, with an estimated market value of $12 billion.

Ethanol in crosshairs as deadline nears on tax credit

Ethanol, once seen as an answer to US energy problems, is seeing political support waning as a deadline nears for Congress to decide on extending tax subsidies for the widely used biofuel.
Ethanol is here to stay

Ethanol is here to stay

Vietnam’s third foreign invested bio-ethanol production project has come a step closer.