Russia to launch 30 ethanol plants with 606 Mgy in capacity

March 13, 2008

In Russia, Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said that the country will develop 30 ethanol plants, and making the remarks at a timber conference he touched off speculation that wood waste would be used as the feedstock. The Prime Minister said they expected to produce 606 Mgy of ethanol.

New report projects Brazil, Russia, India, China biodiesel market to increase to $6 billion in 2012 from $577 million today

In India, Bharatbook.com has published a new report, “Biodiesel Industry in BRIC Markets” which projects that the biodiesel market in BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) will reach $6...

Ten ethanol plants to go online in Brazil’s ParanÃ¡ state by 2010

In Brazil, ten ethanol and sugar plants will become operational by 2010 in the state of ParanÃ¡, said the Association of Alcohol and Sugar Producers of the State of ParanÃ¡ (Alcopar). One is expec...

Two ethanol projects announced in Hungary with 65 Mgy in capacity

Magyar Bioenergetikai (Mabio) announced that it will develop two ethanol plants in CsabacsÅ±d and SzabadszÃ¡llÃ¡s with a combined production capacity of 65 Mgy. The development will cost $263 m...

Brazil’s Petrobras to launch 20 new ethanol plants, add 1 billion gallons of capacity

In Brazil, Brazilian state oil giant Petrobras announced plans to develop 20 sugar ethanol plants via multiple partnerships in Goias and Mato Grosso states and a partnership with Japanese trading comp...

PrioBio biodiesel brand to launch in UK on November 1

In the UK, FCL Biofuels and Portuguese biofuels company Prio will launch the Portuguese consumer biodiesel brand, PrioBio, in the UK on November 1. FCL Biofuel, expects to have more than 50 million g...

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation countries launch site on member biofuels development

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries have launched a website designed to highlight APEC biofuels activities, information on current biofuels status in each member economy, and inform...

Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under International, Producer News