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    U.S. ethanol producers increase production of disinfectants

    • Last Update: 2022-02-16
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    The new crown pneumonia epidemic has raged across the United States, economic activities have stagnated, residents' travel has been restricted, and gasoline demand has dropped significantly
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    In order to find a way out, US ethanol producers are taking measures to convert part of their production lines to produce disinfectant alcohol with almost the same composition
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    ? Affected by the prevention and control of the epidemic, most companies have been forced to cut production and lay off workers, and switching to disinfection alcohol is a way out for ethanol producers
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    The United States stipulates that companies are obliged to incorporate a certain proportion of renewable fuels when producing gasoline
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    The sharp decline in gasoline demand is a life-and-death problem for ethanol producers and farmers who grow corn to provide the main raw material for renewable fuels
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    ? According to statistics from the American Renewable Fuel Association (RFA), more than two-thirds of the approximately 200 ethanol plants in the United States have stopped production or reduced their operating rates.
    This year's ethanol production may be 20% lower than previously predicted.
    Ethanol sales will be reduced by nearly half from the original estimate of 23 billion US dollars
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    RFA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Cooper issued a warning that the renewable fuel industry was being pushed to the brink of collapse
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    In this context, more and more ethanol producers have turned their attention to the production of alcohol for finger disinfection
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    Finger disinfectant alcohol is effective in preventing new coronavirus infections, and the demand is rapidly increasing
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    California Pacific Ethanol Company, one of the manufacturers, has decisively adjusted its production process and switched to finger disinfection alcohol to meet the growing demand for epidemic prevention and control
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    A factory in Illinois produced an all-time high of disinfectant alcohol
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