Members of the European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) produced 5.2 billion litres of ethanol in 2016, meaning they operated at 82% of their installed capacity, new data shows.

Of the total production, 78% was for fuel use, while the remaining 22% were spread equally between the industrial and food and beverages markets.

The 39 companies that are part of ePURE also produced 5.5 million tonnes of co-products, including 4 million tonnes of high-protein animal feed. Almost all of the crops, 99.9%, used to make ethanol were grown in Europe.

In 2016, European renewable ethanol delivered average greenhouse gas emission savings of more than 66% compared to petrol.

 

 

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