Out of a ton of straw you can create half a ton of paper pulp and a quarter of a ton of bioethanol.
For bioethanol, the mixture has been fixed at 7%.
We believe that it was an excellent analysis of the potential development of the bioethanol industry.
The amendment also suggests extending the duty cut to bioethanol and bringing the reduction forward from next year.
We are not aware of any sales of bioethanol.
Indeed, bioethanol can be made from a variety of sources and in a variety of ways.
If we did the same with bioethanol and petrol, the total cost at the pump would be a further 0.6p per litre.
Studies have been carried out and several international seminars held, on the use of bioethanol as substitute for lead as an octane booster in petrol.
