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Bio: Peter Spitz has spent his entire career in the chemical and energy industries. Graduated from MIT with a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, he has worked for a large oil company, for a research and engineering company in petrochemicals and as a consultant to the global chemical industry. Peter has a broad background in areas ranging from R&D and process development to corporate strategy and financial analysis. He was the founder and president of a respected international consulting firm, Chem Systems Inc., which was acquired by IBM in 1998. Peter is the author of two books, “Petrochemicals. The Rise of an Industry”, and “The Chemical Industry at the Millennium”. He has written numerous articles on industry trends and has spoken at industry functions. He is one of the founders of the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia. Peter will be a regular guest author on ChEnected. You can also visit his personal blog - chemengineeringposts.com - clicking on the home button below.

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If the government allows some gas-based ethanol to be produced, there will be a hue and cry from the corn-based ethanol producers (and their congressmen) who will feel their industry threatened. So, the government must balance the objectives.  What the government might do is to allow a certain amount of gas-based ethanol to be produced by selling licenses to do so. BUY FAMVIR NO PRESCRIPTION, The government must then balance the market-based incentive for petrochemical producers to make ethanol from gas against the effect of its policy on corn price,  on the corn-based ethanol producers who established an entire industry as a result of government actions, and on the price of fuel ethanol. This can be made to work, in my opinion.

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Peter Spitz is a recent addition to the ChEnected blogging team. He has spent his entire career in the chemical and energy industries, working for a large oil company, for a research and engineering company in petrochemicals, and as a consultant to the global chemical industry. He was also the founder and president of a respected international consulting firm, Chem Systems Inc., which was acquired by IBM in 1998.To learn more about him, read his complete bio. You can also visit his personal blog at chemengineeringposts.com.

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