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When it comes to the domestic ethanol industry, there are two keys to profitability. One is demand, which is determined by just how much of this alternative corn-based fuel is being mixed with the ...
The U.S. ethanol industry is about to break under the weight of the Trump Administration's trade war with China and the surge in the number of small refineries exempted from the nation's biofuel ...
One rationale for ethanol production in the U.S. is increased energy security, from shifting supply from oil imports to domestic sources. [30] [76] Ethanol production requires significant energy, and current U.S. production derives most of that energy from domestic coal, natural gas and other non-oil sources. [77]
To calculate the crush margin of one unit of soybeans, take the % value of the soybean meal and oil futures (e.g., in CNY/metric ton purchased on the Dalian Commodity Exchange) and subtract the value of the soybeans (e.g., in USD/bushel purchased on the Chicago Board of Trade): Crush Margin = Soybean Meal x 80% + Soybean Oil x 18.3% – Soybeans
Similarly, whereas selling any fuel containing more than 10% ethanol is currently illegal in some states, this is rapidly changing. For example, Florida proposed changing state law to permit the sale of alternative fuels such as E85 at an October 7, 2005 meeting, and held public hearings on October 24. Before higher level blends of ethanol were ...
Energy portal; Crack spread is a term used on the oil industry and futures trading for the differential between the price of crude oil and petroleum products extracted from it. . The spread approximates the profit margin that an oil refinery can expect to make by "cracking" the long-chain hydrocarbons of crude oil into useful shorter-chain petroleum produc
ClonBio is the third owner of the ethanol plant. It was opened in 2007 by Renew Energy as the state's largest ethanol production facility. It was in bankruptcy two years later .
The U.S. ethanol industry is about to break under the weight of the Trump Administration's trade war with China and the surge in the number of small refineries exempted from the nation's biofuel ...