Ethanol usage up, plants coming back online
5 Jun 2020
Cars are on the road again, and increased travel adds up to more gasoline being used across the U.S. Because of gasoline/ethanol blends, ethanol use is also on the rise.
“This is really good news as far as what is going on with the fuel/transportation sector, as well as ethanol,” said Dave Ripplinger, NDSU bioproducts/bioenergy economics specialist.
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