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Taf · 15-08-2025, 13:56

The UK's bioethanol industry faces collapse, after a government decision not to offer the sector a rescue package.

The US-UK trade pact, agreed in May, removed a 19% tariff on ethanol imported from the US up to a quota of 1.4bn litres. That is approximately equivalent to the current size of the UK market and the firms claim the trade agreement had made their businesses "commercially unviable".

Bioethanol, a fuel made from wheat, corn or sugar beet, is added to fuels such as E10 petrol in the UK.

The bioethanol industry buys thousands of tonnes of wheat from UK farms, and Ensus also produces 30% of the UK's commercial carbon dioxide – used in soft drinks, medical and nuclear industries.

The government said it would continue to work on measures to ensure the resilience of the CO2 supply chain.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24zlel2y5yo

So whilst pushing us to higher-ethanol fuels, they effectively kill the UK ethanol industry. And whilst they scream at us to reduce CO2 production, they need to produce CO2 for other uses. I wonder what is going on in Miliband's empty head?

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Taf cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kairdiff-by-the-sea Age: 69 Services: TVXL BBXL Superhub 2ac (wired) 1Tb Tivo Posts: 10,205	Re: Starmer’s chronicles The UK's bioethanol industry faces collapse, after a government decision not to offer the sector a rescue package. The US-UK trade pact, agreed in May, removed a 19% tariff on ethanol imported from the US up to a quota of 1.4bn litres. That is approximately equivalent to the current size of the UK market and the firms claim the trade agreement had made their businesses "commercially unviable". Bioethanol, a fuel made from wheat, corn or sugar beet, is added to fuels such as E10 petrol in the UK. The bioethanol industry buys thousands of tonnes of wheat from UK farms, and Ensus also produces 30% of the UK's commercial carbon dioxide – used in soft drinks, medical and nuclear industries. The government said it would continue to work on measures to ensure the resilience of the CO2 supply chain. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24zlel2y5yo So whilst pushing us to higher-ethanol fuels, they effectively kill the UK ethanol industry. And whilst they scream at us to reduce CO2 production, they need to produce CO2 for other uses. I wonder what is going on in Miliband's empty head?