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ethanol

[eth-uh-nawl, -nol] / ˈɛθ əˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /


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"At current sugar prices, it simply doesn't make economic sense for mills to divert cane juice to ethanol, so India's sugar scenario should be quite all right going forward," Chaturvedi said.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

But India making E20, or petrol blended with 20% ethanol, the standard fuel at pumps this year, just as sugar output is low, has added to the challenge, experts say.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Since most U.S. gasoline already contains the maximum standard amount of ethanol of 10%, refiners cannot simply blend more biofuel to meet these targets, according to Robert Auers, refined-fuels analyst at Novi Labs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Sugar prices slid 5.7% on month, as fewer Brazilian farmers diverted sugarcane to ethanol production, while a weakening of Brazil’s real helped foreign buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

He didn’t know why and never found out; instead, Charlie bought two rail cars’ worth of ethanol futures, and made headlines in Ethanol Today, a magazine of whose existence he was previously unaware.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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