Biochemical Engineering

European industrial ethanol prices soar on back of COVID-19 demand

European industrial ethanol prices soar on back of COVID-19 demand

19th March 2020

In the UK, while US ethanol prices fall to record lows, in Europe industrial ethanol prices are skyrocketing as demand surges for hand sanitizers and other disinfectants to tackle the spread of COVID-19. Anyone capable of producing alcohol, from gin distillers to biofuel producers, are switching to industrial alcohol production to fill the significant supply gap. Source: Biofuels Digest 19/3/2020


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