China to implement E10 by 2020 in big push to plow through corn stocks

In China, the government announced it will implement an E10 blending mandate by 2020 as part of its strategy to work through 200 million metric tons of corn stocks, giving the country just three years to ramp up production and get the infrastructure in place to supply nationwide. With 10 new 300,000 ton ethanol factories set to come online next year, but with as many as 36 plants required to supply as much as 15 million tons of ethanol demand from an E10 mandate, the push could attract billions in investment.