Il bioethanolo non è poi cosi marginale, soprattutto in prospettiva EU delle leggi EU
Problema per i produttori di zucchero e affini in Europa è la direttiva che taglia e toglierà le sovvenzioni al settore in futuro, per questo saranno esposti alla concorrenza, per questo motivo SZ ha investito pesantemente nell'est-europeo e cerca la diversificazione nel bioethanolo, inoltre è una società controllata da un trust e dalle cooperative dei produttori della materia prima, pertanto nessuna vendita o rialzo dovuto a motivi speculativi, da un buon dividendo però. Inoltre sembra sia in programma una IPO della società attiva nel bioethanolo...
saluti
sama
"...
Bioethanol
The EU Commission published a "Biomass action plan" in December 2005 and an "EU strategy for biological fuels" in February 2006, setting out clear pointers for the construction and development of a European biological energy industry, with which the EU's objectives in the areas of energy, climate and agriculture can be met. In building Europe's largest bioethanol factory in Zeitz, Saxony-Anhalt, Südzucker was an early entrant to the biological fuels sector and succeeded in establishing a strong position on this dynamic growth market for biological fuels. The EU objectives of achieving 5.75 % of overall fuel consumption from biological fuels amounts to an EU market volume for bioethanol of 8 to 10 million m³. The outstanding perspectives for bioethanol are a good reason to intensively review further projects in Europe.
Germany | The market for bioethanol has developed very satisfactorily. Bioethanol remains primarily for use in ETBE production. However, the bioethanol (E-5) additive to petrol is increasing in importance and has progressed significantly, particularly at independent oil companies. Since the beginning of February 2006, Südzucker Bioethanol GmbH has produced a quality fuel for FFVs under the "CropPower85" brand which, in a first step, is being offered at OIL! filling stations. With the market launch of CropPower85, Südzucker Bioethanol GmbH and OIL! filling stations have laid the foundations for offering E-85 throughout Germany
Belgium | We are planning to construct a bioethanol factory based on wheat and sugar beet with an annual capacity of 300,000 m³/p. a. at Wanze in Belgium.
France | Saint Louis Sucre had acquired the outstanding shares in Ryssen Group. Ryssen operates a modern plant to dehydrate and rectify raw ethanol with an annual capacity of 100,000 m³ at Dunkirk harbour as well as a joint venture to operate a plant for drying ethanol for the fuel sector, with a current annual capacity of some 30,000 m³.
Austria | A plant with an annual capacity up to 240,000 m³ bioethanol is currently being constructed by AGRANA in Pischelsdorf, Lower Austria. It is intended that the factory will start operations in the fall of 2007.
Hungary | The Hungarian HUNGRANA delivers some 60 % of ethanol requirements to the Hungarian oil industry. We have begun to expand existing bioethanol production in order to be able to provide such quantities. The expansion of capacity to some 52,000 m³ annually will be completed by the beginning of May 2006. A further capacity increase to some 160,000 m³ is currently being considered. "
