Tag: ethanol

Latam’s largest ag cooperative select ICM to develop dry-mill grain ethanol facility in Paraná

March 13, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, COAMO Agroindustrial Cooperativa, the largest agricultural cooperative in South America, has selected ICM Tecnologia em Biocombustíveis Ltda. (ICM) to provide professional services and equipment for a new dry-mill grain ethanol production facility at the COAMO industrial site in Campo Mourão, Paraná. ICM will deliver a comprehensive suite of services, including engineering, construction review, […]

Ethanol stocks continue to grow despite lower production and higher exports

March 13, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News report Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol stocks continue to build on the back of slower demand, reaching 27.376 million barrels last week, as a nearly five-year high continues. Ethanol purchases from refiners continued to slip, and production dipped to six-week lows in turn at 1.062 million barrels per day. […]

Brazilian researchers use chitosan to replace sulfuric acid in ethanol production

March 12, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, chitosan is a bioadhesive, biodegradable and potentially antimicrobial polymer with multiple applications: in agriculture, for pest control and preservation of agricultural products; in industry, for the manufacture of biodegradable coatings and packaging; in the pharmaceutical sector, for the manufacture of dressings and encapsulation of drugs. Research carried out at the Federal University of […]

Study shows Nebraska’s ethanol industry remains key to its economy

March 10, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Nebraska, Nebraska ethanol and co-products industry remains a significant and stable force that contributes billions of dollars to the state’s economy, according to a new study from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The study analyzes the industry’s economic impact from 2021-2023 and was conducted by the university’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Bureau of Business […]

India provides loan interest rate subsidy to boost year-round ethanol production by coop mills

March 10, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In India, to facilitate Cooperative Sugar Mills (CSMs), the Department of Food & Public Distribution, Government of India, has notified a scheme for CSMs under modified Ethanol Interest Subvention Scheme for Conversion of their existing sugarcane-based feedstock ethanol plants into multi-feedstock based plants to use grains like Maize and Damaged Food Grains (DFG). Under this […]

Canada stops importing ethanol as tariffs looms

March 4, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol exports have already slowed ahead of the Trump Administration’s implementation of tariffs on Mexico and Canada as those countries impose counter tariffs. Last week’s jump in ethanol stocks, levels not seen since the pandemic forced people off the roads, were said to be a result of Canada not […]

Ethanol stocks soar to nearly five-year high

February 27, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, the Energy Information Administration reports ethanol stocks reached a nearly five year high last week at 27.571 million barrels, up 1.353 million barrels from the week prior as cold temperatures across the country cut ethanol demand. Ethanol production fell slightly, down 3,000 bpd compared to the week prior, at 1.081 million but it […]

Greenfield Global, Alco Energy Canada, and Grain Farmers of Ontario launch the Farms and Fuels Alliance

February 23, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Canada, Greenfield Global Inc. and Alco Energy Canada, two of Canada’s largest fuel ethanol producers, and Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization, announced the establishment of Canada’s Farms and Fuels Alliance (FFA), a coalition uniting Canada’s domestic ethanol industry and agricultural sector. “Canada’s ethanol industry is at a critical juncture, and […]

Bharat Petroleum Corporation collaborates with National Sugar Institute to develop sweet sorghum

February 23, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In India, Business Standard reported Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Sugar Institute (NSI) in Kanpur to collaboratively develop sweet sorghum as an eco-friendly feedstock for bioethanol production. This strategic alliance supports India’s Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Program and aligns with the government’s objectives to promote biofuels […]

India hits 19.6% ethanol blending in January

February 19, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports ethanol blending reached its highest ever level in January at 19.6% as the country aims to reach 20% this season. December saw the previous blending record at 18.2% while the cumulative for November through January was 17.4%. To achieve a cumulative 20% blend for the November to […]

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