Too sweet to last? The future of the Brazilian ethanol industry
In the early 1990s, the future of the Brazilian sugar cane ethanol industry and for pure ethanol-powered cars looked bleak. But now the world has changed. Oil prices have recently gone beyond US$110 per barrel and seem unlikely to fall; concerns over global warming have created a huge domestic and export market; and, crucially, automotive technology has moved on to allow flexifuel vehicles.

Asia's low-sulphur diesel challenge
At a recent conference in Shanghai, China, a representative of the Philippines-based Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) movement outlined the problems associated with the introduction of low-sulphur diesel fuel in the region

China's global auto industry ambitions
While China's automotive production is growing rapidly, its output capacity is reported to be much higher, facilitating continued growth in domestic sales and fuelling export sales that are almost doubling each year

India's rapidly expanding global auto industry ambitions
India's automotive exports are increasing rapidly and several leading Indian OEMs are expanding their worldwide production facilities at a rate that will soon establish them as a global presence to be reckoned with