Capacity increasing and the top biofuel producers

ePURE members produced 5.71 billion litres of ethanol, operating at 79.8% of their 7.16 billion litres of installed capacity in 2022. Fuel accounted for 84.7% of the use while other markets, such as industrial applications and beverages, represented 7.4% and 8% respectively. Over that period, ePURE members produced more food and feed co-products than ethanol - of the 7.93 million tonnes of co-products produced by biorefineries, 5.9 million tonnes were food and feed co-products. All the feedstock used to produce renewable ethanol by ePURE members was grown in Europe. Of the 5.71 billion litres of ethanol produced that year, 47.8% was from corn, 22.3% from wheat, 13.9% from sugars and 1.9% from other cereals and starch-rich crops. ePURE members are improving production processes for renewable ethanol In 2022, more than 53% of ePURE members’ installed production capacity was equipped with a CO2 capture system and more than 70% had integrated cogeneration of heat and power (CHP) to reduce their energy...