Supply & producers

Ethanol production

Corn, cane, wheat and cellulosic ethanol producers supplying blended gasoline and ATJ.

69 producers tracked

Global ethanol production

Corn, sugarcane, wheat, cassava and cellulosic ethanol producers supplying blended gasoline, ETBE and alcohol-to-jet SAF.

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Measure shownEthanol output (Ml/yr)— unit: million litres of fuel ethanol / year

Indicative annual fuel ethanol production capacity in million litres. Bigger tiles mean more ethanol reaching blended gasoline, ETBE and alcohol-to-jet routes.

Tile size and colour both scale with the value (0 – 11,350 million litres of fuel ethanol / year). Hover a tile for its own figures.

POET

Corn · World's largest corn ethanol producer, biorefineries across the Midwest

11,350

Private / state-owned

Valero Renewable Fuels

Corn · Refiner-owned ethanol fleet with carbon-capture pipeline plans

6,050

Private / state-owned

Archer Daniels Midland

Corn · Dry and wet mill ethanol with Decatur CCS integration

6,050

Private / state-owned

Green Plains

Corn · Low-carbon ethanol and high-protein co-products

3,785

Private / state-owned

Flint Hills Resources

Corn · Koch-owned ethanol platform in Iowa and Nebraska

3,400

Private / state-owned

Raízen

Sugarcane · World's biggest sugarcane ethanol group; cellulosic E2G plants

3,300

Private / state-owned

Praj-supplied Indian distilleries

Sugarcane / grain · Distillery fleet built out for the Indian E20 mandate

3,200

Private / state-owned

Copersucar

Sugarcane · Mill cooperative and largest ethanol trader in Brazil

2,600

Private / state-owned

Inpasa

Corn · Fastest-growing corn ethanol producer in the centre-west

2,400

Private / state-owned

COFCO Biochemical

Corn · China's largest fuel ethanol producer for E10 provinces

2,000

Private / state-owned

011,350Colour and tile size: million litres of fuel ethanol / year

Indicative ethanol capacities from producer reports, RFA/ePURE/UNICA statistics and national blending-programme filings. Click any tile for the latest news. Market capitalisation figures are approximate latest-available values in USD, shown for context only — always verify current valuations before use.

Figures as reported for 2024 · last reviewed 2026-09-01 · Sources & method

Data sources & references

Dataset: Fuel-ethanol producers ranked by nameplate production capacity and plant count. Figures as reported for 2024; last reviewed 2026-09-01.
U.S. Energy Information Administration — U.S. Fuel Ethanol Plant Production Capacity (released 26 September 2025) (2025): https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/ethanolcapacity/
Renewable Fuels Association — 2025 Pocket Guide to Ethanol and the U.S. biorefinery registry (2025): https://ethanolrfa.org/file/2913/2025%20Pocket%20Guide.pdf
U.S. Federal Trade Commission — 2024 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration (2024): https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2024REPORTONETHANOLMARKETCONCENTRATION%28final%29.pdf
ePURE — European renewable ethanol production statistics (2025): https://www.epure.org/about-ethanol/statistics/
UNICA / CONAB — Brazilian sugarcane and ethanol production data (2025): https://unicadata.com.br/
Yahoo Finance — Delayed market quotes — primary listing of each covered entity (2026): https://finance.yahoo.com/
Company identifiers and logos: Logo.dev brand API.
Full dataset documentation, coverage rules and limitations: https://www.globalbioenergywatch.org/data-sources

Figures are compiled from the primary public sources listed above and may lag the latest filings — always cross-verify against those sources before use in compliance or investment decisions.