Linkages to Peru

Gateway Florida President Brian Dean was one of the delegates on the Americas Linkage trip to Peru. His tract of meetings were arranged personally by former Vice-President Raul Diaz Canseco Terry and concentrated on the biofuels industry. He had meetings with the following ministers: Antonio Brack (Environment); Carlos Leyton (Agriculture) and Pedro Sanchez (Energy and Mines). Throughout his meetings, Dean stressed the realities of biofuel production in Peru; the great opportunity to be of assistance to develop export markers for Peruvian ethanol given the unpredictable nature of the local market and the U.S.-Peru free trade agreement, which provides Peru with a unique opportunity to support the aggressive mandates coming into force in the United States’ market. As well, Dean had meetings with various renewable energy companies including Jim Pontiff at Maple Ethanol; Ron Campbell at APER (Assn. of Renewable Energy Producers); and Ismael Benavides, exminister of Agriculture. Given the uncertainties in the local Peruvian market and the increasing demand in the United States and Europe due to legally mandated quotas, he told them Gateway Florida can be of benefit in assisting these group navigate through the complexities of market access and identifying supplychain partners in Florida and elsewhere. He left very impressed with the quality of the government officials and business leaders who have played such a significant role in moving Peru toward a more sustainable and diversified energy future.

 

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