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CropEnergies to restart bioethanol operations at UK plant

Germany-headquarted bioethanol producer CropEnergies has announced that it will restart operations at its bioethanol plant in Wilton, UK, by July at the latest.

The Ensus facility, based in the north east of England, has been mothballed since February 2015. Work was halted after bioethanol prices dropped amid sluggish European markets and low oil prices.

Since this pause in production, numerous technical modifications have been carried out to improve its reliability and energy efficiency. These improvements, following their completion, need to be fully tested in a trial run, the company said in a statement.

Elsewhere, the company said: “It remains essential that EU Member States, in order to further decarbonise the transport sector, to meet renewable targets in both Member States and at a EU level and to protect local investments and jobs, continue to increase their renewable blending obligations.

“In particular in the UK, an early increase in the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) and the introduction of higher ethanol blends (i.e. E10) are very important if the plant in Wilton is to operate on a permanent basis.”





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