China’s Guanxi province mandates E10 as ethanol capacity increases

In China, Guangxi province has mandated E10, as the provinces 65 Mgy of ethanol production capacity comes online. Capacity in the province is expected to reach 100 Mgy by next year when  a Beihai Gofar Marine Biological project is completed.

China has recently announced abandonment of ethanol projects that use foodstocks, excepting existing plants and those already under construction. China is the third-largest ethanol producer, behind Brazil and the US.

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