China’s National Development Commission restarts non-grain ethanol development as fuel price pressure increases

In China, the National Development and Reform Commission has signed off on plans by Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hebei, and Chongqing provinces to develop sweet potatoes, sweet sorghum or cassava ethanol plants. China had previously halted all ethanol production as a result of a food shortage of the country, but is now advancing with non-grain projects.  80 percent of China’s ethanol output has been based on corn.

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