Company Introduction

Leigh Anne AlfordEmily BehnckeJanet Mozaffari

Sofie Leon

UNICA is Brazil’s Sugarcane Industry Association

Who is UNICA?

An acronym for União da Indústria de Cana-de-Açúcar• The key lobbying organization for Brazil’s sugarcane and ethanol fuel

producers• UNICA members are responsible for more than 50% of all ethanol

produced in Brazil and 60% of overall sugar production.• UNICA develops position papers, statistics and specific research in

support of Brazilian sugar, ethanol and bioelectricity producers

UNICA’s History & Global Presence• Government deregulated sugar and ethanol

• 1997: UNICA was created [Focus on Sao Paulo]

• UNICA is now Brazil’s largest organization representing producers of sugar, ethanol and bioelectricity

• The Board of Directors: Member companies, full-time executives, specialists and technical consultants with expertise in environmental issues, technology, energy, international trade, corporate social responsibility, legislation, economics and communications.

• 2007: International Strategy: Lobbying & Education• Washington D.C & Brussels

• 2012: March 27th Marcos Jank Resigns from Presidency

1975 In response to oil crisis, Brazil's ProAlcool created though invigorated in 1978.

1978 U.S. creates a 40¢/gal incentive for ethanol use as an exemption from the fuel-excise taxes

1980 U.S. imposes a tariff of imported ethanol and a 40¢/gal blender’s credit extended to 1992

1984 U.S. increases incentives and tariff to 60¢/gal.

1987 ProAlcool is dismantled, Brazilian new government cuts agricultural subsidies

1988 Brazil’s new constitution limits role of state in economic activities

1989 Fall of Soviet Union major realignment of sugar market, helps Brazil’s sugar export

1990

Brazil’s first democratically elected president takes office and immediately closes Sugar & Ethanol Agency (IAA).

U.S. reduces incentive & tariff to 54¢/gal, creates 10¢/gal small producer’s incentive, extends programs until 2000.

1994 Brazil’s hyperinflation brought under control and economic liberalization takes hold.

1997 Brazilian government eliminates Petrobras monopoly

1998 U.S. extends incentives/tariff until 2007, but reduces incentive to 51¢/gal over several years.

1999 ProAlcool effectively over as last price controls end in Brazil

US & Brazil’s Ethanol History1975- 2000

2000 Brazilian industry contracts as it adjust to reality of market-based rules.

2003 Good news!! Flex-fuel vehicles begin to be sold in Brazil and industry returns to growth

2005U.S. replaces excise tax exemption into current Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) at 51¢/gal. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) created mandating use of 7.5 BGY of ethanol by 2012.

2006U.S. extends VEETC/tariff until end of 2008; MTBE phase out leads to boom in ethanol demand in US

2007RFS expanded to reach 36 BGY by 2022, with 15 BGY for corn ethanol and 21 BGY for advanced renewable fuels. EPA only finalizes regulations by 2010 but volume mandates set in law.

2008 U.S. extends tariff at 54¢/gal but reduces VEETC to 45¢/gal. Both to expire on Dec 31, 2010.

2009 With 90% of new cars sold as Flex, ethanol consumption surpasses that of gasoline in Brazil.

2011 ……stay tuned!

US & Brazil’s Ethanol History2000 to today

UNICA’s Mission & Priorities

Company Overview

Mission: To play a leading role in the consolidation of the Brazilian sugarcane industry as a modern agro-industrial complex equipped to compete sustainably, in Brazil and around the world, as suppliers of ethanol, sugar and bioelectricity.

Priorities• Consolidate ethanol as a globally traded commodity• Promote demand of ethanol as a clean, renewable transport fuel• Expand use of ethanol to other relevant sectors• Foment large-scale production of bioelectricity for Brazil’s domestic market• Assist member companies in becoming sustainability benchmarks• Disseminate solid, credible scientific data about the competitiveness and sustainability of sugarcane ethanol

Stepping back: Ethanol 101Ethanol is an alcohol fuel that’s distilled from plant materials, such as corn and sugar. • E10 (10% gasoline/90% ethanol): can be used in any internal

combustion engine, many oil companies already blend their fuels that way

• Methanol, mostly used in race cars, isn’t popular for other vehicles because it isn’t as clean and it also relies on fossil fuels

• E85(85% ethanol/15% gasoline): flex-fuel vehicles• ..Alcohol is about half as energy-dense as gasoline, so you can only

go half as far on a tank

Major Controversy:• Sources used to produce it.

Sugarcane & Ethanol in Brazil• DIVERSE ENERGY MATRIX

Nearly half of Brazil’s energy comes from renewable sources. Sugarcane is the number one source of renewable energy in Brazil and supplies 18 percent of the country’s total energy consumption.

• Innovative Transportation Fleet: Flex fuel vehicles that can run on either gasoline or ethanol account for 90 percent of new car sales in Brazil. That means Brazilian consumers have a choice at the pump, and they’ve chosen to replace more than half the country’s gasoline needs with sugarcane ethanol.

Source: http://sugarcane.org/the-brazilian-experience

Sugarcane & Ethanol in Brazil

Source: http://sugarcane.org/the-brazilian-experience

Impact on Brazil's EconomySugarcane's contribution to economic growth and creating good jobs - by the numbers.

Reduced EmissionsSince 2003, Brazil's use of sugarcane ethanol has avoided 128 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. That's as good for the environment as planting and maintaining 916 million trees for 20 years!

Commitment to SustainabilityThe Brazilian sugarcane industry is committed to sustainable development and good stewardship of the country's vast resources.

Fair PricingAn innovative sugarcane payment system known as Consecana helps ensure good relationships between growers and millers.

Brazil’s Sugarcane ProductionIn million Tons

UNICA’s Key Strategies

As UNICA looks ahead

Key Strategies• Support best practices in the sugarcane industry, in a competitive, free market environment• Promote the global expansion of ethanol production and use• Encourage the continuous advancement of sustainability throughout the sugarcane industry• Play a leading role in negotiations to eliminate trade-distorting barriers against sugar and ethanol• Promote bioelectricity as a reliable alternative to fossil fuels• Support research into new technologies and uses for ethanol, particularly biorefineries• Become a global reference for solid, reliable analysis and data about the sugarcane industry.

Brazilian Government Involvement

Government Support for Sugarcane

Unica’s ethanol production has been supported by 3 government incentives:

• Guaranteed purchases by the state-owned oil company Petrobras

• Low-interest loans for agro-industrial ethanol firms

• Fixed gasoline and ethanol prices where hydrous ethanol sold for 59% of the government-set gasoline price at the pump. In recent years, the Brazilian untaxed retail price of ethanol has been lower than that of gasoline per gallon

Tarriff Removed but Challenges lie ahead

US Trade Barriers• Two years of bad weather and high sugar prices have left Brazil struggling

to meet its own demands recently and many believe that even if Brazil’s low-carbon sugarcane ethanol can earn a premium price in the corn-dominated U.S. market, there just simply isn’t enough supply right now for an invasion of foreign ethanol.

• Previously a huge challenge…• The US corn lobby in the US, Japan and the EU imposed significant tariffs

on Brazilian ethanol which led to higher prices and lower profitability • In particular, up until late 2011, a 54-cent import tariff on Brazilian

ethanol

UNICA in the NewsBrazil’s Sugarcane Industry Faces Brownout on Cost Reuters, March 2, 2012 UNICA says Brazilian Government

Financing Support for Ethanol is Not a Subsidy

Biofuels Digest, March 2, 2012

Brazil Sugar-Cane Growers to Invest $3.4Billion to Renew CropsBloomberg, March 9, 2012

Marcos Jank Resigns from Presidency at Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association March 27, 2012

Sugarcane crushing in South-Central Brazil Reaches 492.70 million tons with Demand for Ethanol Stable in Early January Feb 1, 2012

EU Should Follow US Example and Remove Import Tariffs on Sugarcane Ethanol

November 2, 2011

Discovery Channel Documentary includes Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol

Among “Energies of the Future”February 12, 2012

Questions for UNICA

How has the leadership transition affected UNICA?With the removal of the tariff, how does that change the strategic vision of your organization?

How are global energy sources changing and how will this affect Brazil’s sugarcane industry?

How dependent are ethanol producers on Petrobras and other forms of government support?

What other sectors is UNICA trying to push ethanol use into?

What research does UNICA provide to aid the industry?