Driving Change: Europe's Ethanol Market Accelerates Towards Sustainability

According to ChemAnalyst report, The significant players in the European ethanol market in H1 2023 were CropEnergies AG, Panonia Ethanol Bio Zrt., Alco Energy Group, and Vivergo Fuels. In June 2023, ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech announced the beginning of operations at carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) facility located in Ghent, Belgium. The investment is worth EUR 200 million and is a first of its kind in the European steel sector. Around half of Belgium's current demand for advanced ethanol, or 80 million litres, can be produced annually at the Steelanol plant. The EU's 2030 Climate Target Plan, which calls for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 55% by the end of the decade, will be advanced by the expected reduction of 125 thousand tonnes of carbon emissions from the Ghent facility annually. The Europe Ethanol market has reached nearby 7.8 million tonnes in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.45% during the forecast period until 2035. Petroche...