GOI Restricts Ethanol Imports to Non-Fuel Use Only India announced its new biofuels policy in June 2018, which specifies that only indigenous suppliers using domestic raw materials (e.g., cane juice, B heavy or C grade molasses, and grains unfit for human consumption) to produce ethanol can supply it for blending purposes to the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). Until recently, ethanol imports were permitted under “free” category, and standalone distilleries unable to buy molasses and/or low grade ethanol could purchase U.S. ethanol to reprocess, dehydrate and sell to the industrial users. On 21 August 2018, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Government of India (GOI) imposed restrictions on imports of ethyl alcoho...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.