New political reality highlights strategic importance of ethanol biorefineries

ePURE's David Carpintero writes in Ethanol Producer Magazine: "In recent months, the European Union has shifted its political focus to emphasize simplification, better regulation and the need to supercharge domestic industries.

"Already the European Commission is working on new proposals for a Clean Industrial Deal, a strategy to strengthen the domestic supply of protein and measures to increase the competitiveness of EU agriculture.

"In fact, ‘competitiveness’ and ‘strategic autonomy’ have rapidly become the new EU policy buzzwords. The question is whether policymakers will be willing to put words into actions with a more pragmatic approach when it comes to biofuels."

Read the full article in Ethanol Producer Magazine.