Chinese December ethanol imports slide 73% from November

In China, Platts reports that December 2018 ethanol imports hit 25,178 cu m, a far cry from just the 33 cu m imported in December 2018 but also a 73% slide from November but the reason for the major swing was not reported. More than 19,000 cu m of the volume was undenatured ethanol from Pakistan but molasses shortages in the country will likely lead to fewer imports in the coming months. Most of the undenatured ethanol imports came from Indonesia, followed by South Africa.