Subsidized imports may force Vivergo to be mothballed again

In the UK, the Evening Standard newspaper reports that Associated British Foods is contemplating mothballing again its ethanol Vivergo fuels site in Saltend, near Hull. The ethanol plant recently cut volumes due to market conditions which has now worsened and risks shutting down the plant all together, along with 150 jobs. ABF says it can’t compete with imported ethanol it says the government is subsidizing but the company is in discussions with the government to see how policy could change to instead support the business.