Ethanol Blog

Valero alleges in lawsuit Cypress, Texas,-based Sundive Commodity Group, LLC hasn't delivered on millions of renewable identification numbers, or RINs.

Ingredion Inc. is closing its 45-million-gallon ethanol plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, citing an inability to achieve profitability.

The EPA and United Refining Company reached a settlement on an outstanding small-refinery exemptions court case.

The USDA has been authorized to provide financial relief to biofuels producers, as part of legislation passed by Congress on Monday.

Ethanol producers in the United States now face a 20% import tariff on ethanol shipped to Brazil, after negotiations between the two countries ended.

Omaha-based Green Plains Inc. announced it has sold a 100-million-gallon ethanol plant in Hereford, Texas.

With the EPA running behind schedule on releasing proposed 2021 volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard, the agency now expects to finalize volumes by June 2021.

Ethanol producers are facing margins pressure as plants continue to expand production while domestic demand has fallen.

Biofuels and agriculture groups asked a federal appeals court to vacate EPA's 2018 approval of 31 small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

After the EPA missed the Nov. 30 deadline to finalize the new Renewable Fuel Standard volumes, the leader of the Renewable Fuels Association said the next administration should complete the rule.

California-based Pacific Ethanol Inc., sold its grain-handling facilities at an ethanol plant in Idaho.

In comments submitted to the EPA on Monday, three ethanol groups called on the agency to expand E85 use factors for future model year vehicles.

California-based Pacific Ethanol Inc., announces it will sell or repurpose three ethanol plants and change its company name.

POET LLC is expanding its production of hand sanitizer, breaking ground on a new facility at an ethanol plant in Alexandria, Indiana.

Judge Amy Coney Barrett told a Senate committee on Tuesday how she would approach environmental cases if confirmed to the Supreme Court.

New legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would set a high-octane standard that would benefit ethanol producers.

Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley said on Tuesday he believes President Donald Trump has garnered support from rural America by rejected retroactive small-refinery exemption requests to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Ethanol and agriculture industry groups continue to work for free trade with Brazil, after the country extended for 90 days its tariff-rate quota on ethanol imports on Monday.

President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Saturday his administration will allow the sale of E15 in existing E10 pumps.

Iowa Republican Sens. Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst take issue with a claim by two House committee chairmen that American ambassador to Brazil Todd Chapman inappropriately suggested Brazilian leaders could help get President Donald Trump re-elected by changing ethanol trade...