16-04-2025
US Biofuel Industry Sees Threats to Feedstock From Trump Tariffs
LanzaJet Inc. has ambitions to become the first ever commercial maker of green jet fuel made from ethanol. But now, US tariffs on Brazilian biofuel are creating a problem.
While its plant in Georgia sits about 1,000 miles from the biggest US corn and ethanol hub in Iowa, it is positioning to take in shipments instead from South America. It's not that LanzaJet doesn't want to use domestic farm products for its fuel. Rather, those commodities aren't deemed climate-friendly enough under US federal guidelines to qualify for a tax credit, known as 45Z, aimed at boosting production of low-carbon fuels — including sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF.
