Ethanol Blog

The Renewable Fuels Association is pressing EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to offer an E15 proposed rule separate from proposed reforms to the Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs, market, with just 134 days until the summer driving season begins.

The current partial government shutdown continues to press the EPA timeline to finish an E15 rulemaking in time for the start of the summer driving season beginning June 1.

An ethanol interest group launched a digital advertising campaign to educate the public on what it sees as the benefits of using E15, as a partial government shutdown continues.

Ethanol and corn prices show little movement as losses at DTN's hypothetical ethanol plant moderate on higher dried distillers grains prices.

Ethanol and agriculture interests are concerned the government shutdown could delay the E15 rule.

Pacific Ethanol is still producing ethanol at its 110-million-gallon corn ethanol plant in Aurora, Nebraska.

A recent study published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics finds corn acreage and aggregate crop acreage are insensitive to local ethanol production and crop prices.

Oversupply in the ethanol market continues to put downward pressure on ethanol prices, leading to weak margins in the industry.

A new analysis by a University of Illinois economist raises questions about the effect on ethanol markets of small refinery waivers to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Ethanol accountant says market oversupply is as big of a problem as demand concerns in depressing margins.

E15 has a place in Ontario, Canada's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said he met with EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler one day before the release of the latest Renewable Fuel Standard volumes.

Biodiesel interest groups have appealed to President Donald Trump to ensure a review of antidumping and countervailing duties against Argentinian biodiesel imports is thorough.

A late tax-extenders package released by the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday includes a longer-term extension of the tax credit for biodiesel production, which eventually lowers and phases out the tax credit at the end of 2024.

An Iowa-based joint venture in Brazil announced it has launched construction of a second corn-based ethanol plant in Mato Grosso.

Struggling margins in the ethanol industry led to Green Plains, Inc.'s decision to close an ethanol plant in Hopewell, Virginia.

A German company announced plans on Thursday to convert a cellulosic ethanol plant in Iowa to a renewable natural gas facility.

The government of Argentina says it has made changes to its export tax regime, after the United States slapped duties on biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia.

The current margin condition for the ethanol industry has led to companies cutting production.

Add a Nebraska cooperative to the list of fuel outlets expanding E15 availability, as Cooperative Producers Inc., is offering the 85% gasoline, 15% ethanol blend at a cooperative in Funk, Nebraska.