Peruvian Sugar Giant Gears up for Ethanol Production

(Argus Media) Peru's Coazucar is set to become that country's third producer of fuel-grade ethanol.
Coazucar, a subsidiary of Peru's multinational Grupo Gloria and the country's largest sugar producer, has secured the required permits to begin ethanol production using sugarcane feedstock from the three plantations it operates along the country's northern coast.
Coazucar's production manager Hugo Davila told Argus that production should begin in March at an initial level of around 8,000 USG/d (190 b/d).
...Davila said the company is still evaluating where to place the ethanol, but it will likely opt to export. One obvious market is neighboring Ecuador. There is also a domestic market founded on a Peruvian 7.8pc ethanol blend in gasoline, but this is already covered by other ethanol-producing companies. READ MORE