China Abandons Ethanol and Focuses on BioFuel Production

China has suspended further expansion of its corn ethanol industry in order to halt a rapid increase in corn prices, which climbed almost 5% in November.

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has ordered local governments to stop approving new projects that process corn for industrial uses, to use non-grain feedstocks to produce biofuels (e.g., cellulosic ethanol from biomass), and to develop the industry more effectively.





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quizz - 12/20/2006 12:35:54 PM

+4 Boost

that's right, BIODIESEL is the way to go; palm and soy oil, easy to produce, plentiful and does not affect the price of staple foods like corn

chewy - 12/20/2006 3:36:27 PM

0 Boost

Yes, Ethanol not only gets 1/3 less fuel economy (and that is E85 so pure ethanol is even worse) but it takes up valuable land and valuable FOOD and water. Corn is definately not the plant to make ethanol out of.