Korean Bioethanol Advisory Team Visits Quad County Corn Processors in Galva
(Pilot Tribune) Ten representatives from the Korean Bioethanol Advisory Team traveled to the United States from September 19–21 to learn more about Iowa’s corn and ethanol industries.
As part of their two-day visit to the U.S., T.J. Page with the Iowa Corn Board brought the Korean group to Galva on September 20th where they met with Quad County Corn Processors CEO Delayne Johnson and toured the northwest Iowa ethanol plant.
In addition to learning about Quad County’s innovative and patented cellulosic technology, Cellerate, the group toured an Iowa row crop farm, local beef cattle and hog livestock farms, learned about ethanol blending and customer preferences, and heard about the numerous lung health benefits of ethanol. …
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The Korean government enforced a mandatory renewable fuel standard (RFS) that blends 2.5 percent of biodiesel since July 31, 2015.
It is not currently considering adopting bioethanol to the RFS until the year 2020. Unlike biodiesel, where 45 percent of products have been produced from waste oils by domestic industry, fuel ethanol depends solely on imports and the government is not putting a priority on increasing its use despite the many advantages that it could provide the Korean fuel industry. READ MORE
