U.S. fuel ethanol exporters are on track to export a record amount of the fuel in 2024. The increase in exports this year has largely been driven by demand in countries with biofuel blending mandates and cheaper-than-usual U.S. fuel ethanol prices.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by 2% the week ending Nov. 1, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Nov. 6. Ethanol stocks were up 1% and exports were up 82%.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. on Nov. 4 released preliminary third quarter 2024 highlights, reporting strong performance for its Carbohydrates Solutions business. The company postponed its third quarter earnings call due to accounting errors.
Chief Ethanol is celebrating 40 years of operation in south-central Nebraska—a milestone made possible by its parent company’s seven-decades-long strategy of enterprise breadth.
The Andersons Inc. released third quarter financial results on Nov. 5, reporting record third-quarter pretax income for its renewables segment on strong operating performance and improved ethanol margins.
EcoEngineers hosted two webinars in October on reducing ethanol plant emissions. Ultimately, getting into the high-value, low-CI ethanol market is now as much about climate-smart farming as energy-efficient production.
Green Plains Inc. released Q3 financial results on Oct. 31, reporting improved ethanol margins. Company officials discussed the successful startup of Green Plains’ Clean Sugar Technology facility and the planned retirement of CFO Jim Stark.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing was up during the first half of October. Ethanol production and sales were also up when compared to the same period of last year.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up slightly the week ending Oct. 25, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 30 Stocks of fuel ethanol fell by 2% and exports were down more than 43%.
Whitefox Technologies has announced the successful installation of the Whitefox ICE XL membrane dehydration system at Western Plains Energy LLC ethanol plant in Oakley, Kansas. The solution enables the plant to reduce natural gas use by 50%.
KATZEN International Inc. on Oct. 23 announced the completion and startup of the INPASA Agroindustrial S/A ethanol plant expansion project in Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The project boosted the plant’s capacity 554.76 MMgy.
Valero Energy Corp. released Q3 financial results on Oct. 24, reporting increased production for both its ethanol and renewable diesel segments. Valero’s SAF project is expected to be fully operational before the end of the year.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up nearly 4% the week ending Oct. 18, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 23. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down slightly and exports were down approximately 24%.
Alto Ingredients Inc. has announced its Magic Valley facility in Idaho is operating at full capacity. The facility has installed Harvesting Technology’s patented system to capture its high protein and corn oil products.
ICM Inc. has announced the successful startup and commissioning of its FOT Oil Recovery system at Elite Octane LLC’s ethanol facility in Atlantic, Iowa. The newly installed system is exceeding anticipated oil recovery and performance targets.
Capacity to produce biofuels increased 7% in the United States during 2023, reaching 24 billion gallons per year (gal/y) at the start of 2024, led by a 44% increase in a category the EIA calls renewable diesel and other biofuels.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up slightly the week ending Oct. 11, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 17. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up less than 1% and exports were down nearly 1%.
EPA: 1.99 billion RINs generated in September
October 18, 2024
More than 1.99 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in September, up from 1.96 billion generated during the same month of last year. Total RIN generation for the first nine months of the year reached 18.58 billion
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing was down in late September but still trending higher than last year. Ethanol production and sales are up when compared to last year.
The U.S. EPA on Oct. 15 released 2023 data collected under its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, including data on CO2 sequestration volumes at operational carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects at three U.S. ethanol plants.
Average U.S. ethanol plant earnings are currently stable and expected to continue the same trajectory, according to CoBank’s latest Quarterly Research Report, released Oct. 10. Production levels and exports are expected to remain high.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up more than 3% the week ending Oct. 4, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 9. Ethanol stocks were down nearly 6% and exports were up 38%.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecast for 2025 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Oct. 8. The outlook for 2024 ethanol production was maintained.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by 2% the week ending Sept. 27, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 2. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down slightly, and exports were up 17%.
The government of Illinois on Sept. 30 announced Crysalis Biosciences Inc. will receive incentives under the state’s REV Illinois program to support its SAF project under development in Sauget, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.
Skyven Technologies has announced it will install its Skyven Arcturus, a steam generating heat pump, at Western New York Energy’s ethanol plant. The project will decrease the plant’s CO2 emissions by more than 20,000 metric tons per year.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by 5% the week ending Sept. 20, dipping below 1 million barrels per day for the first time since early May, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Sept. 25. Stocks were down 1% and exports were down 42%.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that sugarcane processing by units in the south-central region of Brazil was down during the second half of August. Ethanol production and sales were up for the full month.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down 3% the week ending Sept. 13, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 18. Ethanol stocks were up slightly while exports were down nearly 15%.
Total ethanol production in Brazil is expected to fall by approximately 8% this year, according to a report filed with the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service on Aug. 31. Ethanol consumption, however, is expected to increase by nearly 4%.
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