Europe fuel ethanol sector set for strong recovery in 2012  08
November 2011 13:40  [Source: ICIS news]  (Recasts, amending
intro)  BARCELONA (ICIS)--The European fuel ethanol market is
expected to recover well in 2012 after the EU amends import
tariffs, a consultant said on Tuesday.  Fuel ethanol producers
in Europe have faced challenging conditions in recent years,
with high feedstock costs eating into profit margins. Speaking
at the consultancy's World Ethanol & Biofuels Conference,
Christoph Berg, managing director of Germany's F.O. Licht, said
he believed that an uncertain regulatory environment has also
hit trade in the region.  The delayed implementation of the
European renewable-energy directive and the slow approval of
voluntary sustainability schemes has led to consumers buying on
a hand-to-mouth basis.  In addition, a strong inflow of
competitively priced E90 (90%-ethanol blended gasoline) from the
US has made it increasingly difficult for European producers to
improve their margins.  E90 is subjec