US ethanol blending nears saturation in East, Midwest, study finds

A research analyst from Newedge said that “data show ethanol blending inching closer to saturation”. The report said that 92% of East Coast gasoline produced in March contained ethanol, with the Midwest at 82 percent. The Gulf Coast, where blending is at 14 percent, is the only region that could show a dramatic increase in ethanol consumption without a breakthrough past the ethanol, E10 blend wall.

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