ARTICLE 4 #EnergyTransition

Brazil’s long-standing biofuel industry has been built around sugar-cane ethanol via the Proálcool programme. Now, corn-based ethanol is rapidly growing, and analysts project that by around 2034, corn ethanol production capacity in Brazil could reach ≈ 24.7 billion litres, nearly matching sugar-cane ethanol’s projected ~25 billion litres.

For ESY 2025-26, the government has issued a tender for about 10.50 billion litres of ethanol supply. In that total, only 289 crore litres (2.89 billion litres) have been allocated to ethanol produced from sugar-based feedstocks (sugarcane juice, B-heavy molasses, etc) — about 28% of the requirement.

A high-level delegation representing Bihar’s ethanol industry met with a senior government official in New Delhi to discuss the current challenges facing the sector and explore ways to strengthen ethanol production in the state.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Novonesis has reported robust sales momentum, largely driven by its bioenergy business including ethanol and biodiesel solutions, underscoring the company’s expanding footprint in renewable fuel markets.