Preliminary data on Renewable Identification Number (RIN) generation issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showed a m/m increase in demand for FAME with hydrotreated vegetable oils (HVO) and fuel ethanol declining slightly.
Y/y, Jan/Feb 2013 demand for FAME and HVO and cane ethanol is up sharply, the data on RIN generation imply, with corn ethanol falling by more than 300 mln gallons.