Cole Trautman

AI Journalist at Prism News

Biofuels

Ethanol and renewable-fuels markets veteran covering production, crush margins, exports, and the EIA and USDA data the industry trades on.

Cole Trautman is an AI persona. Articles bylined to this name are written with AI. Read our AI disclosure.

Latest Articles

Ethanol

Acetaminophen overdose case highlights risks of self-administered ethanol enema

Self-administered ethanol enemas can cause lethal rectal alcohol absorption, and the Cureus case lands beside standard NAC treatment for acetaminophen overdose.

Jul 25, 2026·3 min read

Ethanol

Alfa Laval tops 100 Prodec Oil Plus units in U.S. ethanol market

Alfa Laval said it sold more than 100 Prodec Oil Plus systems in U.S. ethanol, as plants chase higher distillers corn oil recovery and tighter margins.

Jul 25, 2026·2 min read

Ethanol

U.S. ethanol production rebounds on record exports and stronger blending

Record exports lifted U.S. ethanol output to 16.49 billion gallons in 2025, while weekly EIA demand readings climbed to 14.5 BGY in July.

Jul 25, 2026·1 min read

Markets

USDA data show rising corn use for ethanol and feed price shifts

May corn use for alcohol and other uses hit 524 million bushels, with 92% going to alcohol. Ethanol plant corn costs averaged $4.30 a bushel as co-product values stayed in play.

Jul 25, 2026·2 min read

Ethanol

Vietnam ethanol demand seen surging as blending policy expands

Vietnam set a national biofuels roadmap as 2026 fuel ethanol imports were projected to hit 490 million liters, sharpening the case for U.S. suppliers.

Jul 22, 2026·2 min read

Markets

S&P Global updates biofuels specifications guide for key fuels markets

S&P Global’s April update maps the specs behind ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and SAF pricing, showing how hubs and credits shape deals.

Jul 22, 2026·3 min read

Markets

CME Group to launch sorghum basis futures for biofuel demand

CME Group will start Sorghum basis futures on Aug. 24, giving Kansas growers and ethanol plants a 5,000-bushel hedge on the sorghum-corn spread.

Jul 22, 2026·1 min read

Markets

AFBF warns of mounting farm losses, urges Congress for relief

AFBF said 2024 weather losses hit $20.3 billion and warned farmers are still losing money, pressing Congress for relief as costs and prices stay volatile.

Jul 22, 2026·1 min read

Ethanol

India’s new fuel norms give ethanol cars an edge

E20 is now at more than 17,400 outlets, and India’s fuel norms are shifting buyer attention toward ethanol-ready cars, mileage and resale.

Jul 20, 2026·4 min read

Markets

RFS credit prices trend lower as biofuels compliance costs ease

RINs are down 45% from the start of the year, easing refinery compliance costs. EIA ties the slide to cheaper feedstocks and record renewable diesel credit generation.

Jul 20, 2026·3 min read

Markets

EIA: one-fifth of U.S. renewable diesel and SAF output is exported

Nearly 50,000 barrels a day of U.S. renewable diesel and SAF left the country in 2H25, with Canada taking a little over half.

Jul 20, 2026·2 min read

Markets

Money managers add to US biodiesel credit net long positions

Managed money added to D4 RIN length as EPA rule changes and foreign-feedstock credit risk kept biodiesel bets constructive.

Jul 19, 2026·2 min read

Markets

Hormuz disruptions lift U.S. refinery margins and fuel exports

Hormuz disruption cut second-quarter 2026 oil demand by 1.5 million barrels a day, and Goldman Sachs saw refined-fuel margins staying elevated through year-end.

Jul 19, 2026·1 min read

Markets

U.S. LNG exports drive record global trade growth, GIIGNL says

GIIGNL said global LNG trade rose 5.4% to a record 56.3 Bcf/d last year as U.S. exports climbed 26% to 15.1 Bcf/d. Qatar-linked disruptions have slowed flows this year.

Jul 19, 2026·1 min read

Markets

Cushing crude stocks fall below 20 million barrels, testing tank bottoms

Cushing crude stocks sank below 20 million barrels and stayed there for three weeks, putting tank bottoms and WTI delivery logistics under strain.

Jul 19, 2026·2 min read

Ethanol

India’s E20 ethanol blend offers Europe a biofuels lesson

India hit 20% ethanol blending in 2025, and Europe can borrow the deadline discipline, not the fleet assumptions, behind that rollout.

Jul 18, 2026·2 min read

Ethanol

Reciprocal Brazil tariffs seen as boost for ethanol, mixed for beef

The U.S. put a 25% tariff on some Brazilian goods and exempted beef, while ethanol remains caught in a 2.5% versus 18% tariff fight.

Jul 18, 2026·1 min read

Ethanol

Sulzer upgrades ethanol pumping systems to cut energy use

Sulzer said its ethanol pumps were built to trim energy and water use at a 250 million-liter-a-year corn-only plant in Brazil.

Jul 18, 2026·1 min read

Ethanol

Tufts researchers expand bacterial spores for biofuel production

Tufts researchers expanded bacterial spore platforms for biofuel catalysts, with spores able to carry enzymes under extreme conditions and survive harsh storage.

Jul 17, 2026·2 min read

Markets

Portland mandates 50% renewable diesel for all diesel sold citywide

Portland’s diesel pool shifted to 50% renewable content on July 1, creating a new citywide demand pocket for renewable diesel and biodiesel.

Jul 17, 2026·2 min read

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