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Promotion of Biofuels

1st year  2nd year  Preliminary stage Full-scale introduction  April 2007  2008  2009  2010  ETBE Blending Volume  12,000KL  16,000kl  200,000kl  840,000kl  Bio-ethanol equivalent 360,000KL  ETBE Supply  1.Bio-ETBE Import  2.Bio-ethanol procurement  (import,domestic) for domestic ETBE production

History
2007 Jan. JBSL established
  Apr. Started importing bio-ETBE
  Apr. Started test marketing by PAJ(Petroleum Association of Japan)
2008 July Concluded Consecutive Voyage Charter Party with Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd.
  July Concluded Sales Contract with Lyondell Chemical Company
  Aug. Concluded Consecutive Voyage Charter Party with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisya
  Oct. Concluded Bio-Ethanol Purchase Contract with Copersucar
2009 Mar. Finished test marketing by PAJ
  Jun. Concluded Domestic Bio-ethanol Sales Contract with Hokkaido Bioethanol Co.,Ltd. and Oenon Holdings. Inc.
  Sep. Started procuring domestic-produced bio-ethanol
  Nov. JBSL Wakayama Terminal established and started importing bio-ETBE
2010 Feb. JBSL Chiba Terminal established and started importing bio-ETBE
  Apr. Started procuring imported bio-ethanol