Ethanol

Also known as Bioethanol, bioetanol, ethyl alcohol, and Etanol.

Projects targeting ethanol

chemXplore tracks 58 projects targeting ethanol, of which 8 are active.

2 Announced / Concept 4 FEED / Pre-FID 2 Under Construction

7 new construction and 1 revamp / retrofit.

Expected to start operating, per year; 3 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.

What moved recently
  • 5 August 2026 ORLEN Marine Transshipment Terminal at Gdańsk Refinery · Operational / Completed · Poland
  • 15 July 2026 Axens SAFIRIS ERA SAF production unit, France · Announced / Concept · France
  • July 2026 KMG-Aero SAF Plant with KBR Technology, Kazakhstan · FEED / Pre-FID · Kazakhstan
  • July 2026 Catalyxx Iberia renewable chemicals plant at ZILS Sines · FEED / Pre-FID · Portugal
  • 17 June 2026 Aemetis Keyes MVR Ethanol Plant Revamp · Under Construction · United States

Owners and developers: Aemetis, Inc. (1), Axens (1), Catalyxx (1), ETA Bio (1), KazMunayGas (1), LanzaTech (1)

Investors: Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) (1), KazFoodProducts LLP (1), National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (1)

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on all 8 of them For subscribers

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Latest news on ethanol

22 September 2026
Petrobras uses technical corn oil in asphalt production

Revap has produced 95,000 t of CAP Pro R asphalt using technical corn oil, a semi‑refined residual from corn ethanol processing sourced from Inpasa.

2 September 2026
Aemetis: SB 795 clears equipment hurdle for E15 in California

Legislation lets retailers use existing vapor recovery equipment to dispense E15 with manufacturer certifications; could cut gasoline costs and now awaits the governor's signature.

24 August 2026
KBR to license PureSAF for Kazakhstan's first SAF plant

PureSAF (alcohol-to-jet) licence and engineering for Kazakhstan's first SAF plant, integrating agricultural feedstocks to support aviation hub ambitions.

18 August 2026
KazMunayGas H1 2026 financial results

Revenue +23.7% to 5,568 bln tenge; EBITDA +45% to 1,655 bln; net profit +69.1% to 904 bln; net debt rose to 983 bln tenge as cash/deposits declined.

14 August 2026
LanzaTech Q2 2026 financial results

Cost cuts and an equity valuation gain lift results; advancing ISCC EU recycled-fuel certification in China and selecting Ghent for a commercial-scale SAF facility.

6 August 2026
Aemetis Q2 2026: Revenue up 20% and operating income positive

Revenue rose 20% to $62.7M; operating income turned positive; Adjusted EBITDA $9.7M; Dairy RNG volumes grew 38%; two dairy digesters expected Q3 2026.

5 August 2026
ORLEN opens Marine Transshipment Terminal in Gdańsk

New terminal enables direct tanker loading/unloading at the Gdańsk refinery; capacity up to ~1.8–2.0 Mt/yr, first-year ~0.5 Mt and ~100 vessels; cost nearly PLN 500 million.

4 August 2026
Aemetis’ Universal Biofuels secures 18M L biodiesel allocation from Indian OMCs

Three-month deliveries to state OMCs and private customers to generate about $17M; Kakinada plant runs ~80M gal/yr and further OMC orders and an IPO are being pursued.

24 July 2026
Catalyxx to build €120M renewable chemicals plant at ZILS, Sines

First commercial facility will convert bioethanol into butanol, hexanol and octanol, offering low‑carbon alternatives to petrochemical products.

23 July 2026
KMG‑Aero, KazFoodProducts and KBR advance Kazakhstan SAF project

Two trilateral agreements set out a Process Design Package and a PURESAF ATJ licence to produce SAF from alcohol-based agricultural feedstocks.

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Who produces it

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The 3 with the most plants, of 22 producers.

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