US ethanol producers look to discretionary blending

摘要

US ethanol is at a crossroads. After the surge in demand following last year’s phaseout of MTBE, 6 billion gallons of new capacity is planned, leading to fears of overproduction. Ron Miller, chairman of both the Renewable Fuels Association and ethanol producer Aventine Renewable Energy, sat down with Beth Evans, managing editor of Platts Oilgram News, at this week’s National Ethanol Conference in Tucson, Arizona, to discuss the product’s outlook.