McLean County Farm Bureau

AS U.S. FUEL DEMAND DRIES UP, MORE ETHANOL PRODUCERS TURN TO HAND SANITIZER

An increasing number of U.S. ethanol plants trying to survive a drop in fuel demand brought on by the coronavirus outbreak have turned to making a product for which demand is soaring: hand sanitizer. At least two dozen producers of the corn-based fuel have switched some of their output to produce a high grade of alcohol required for hand sanitizer since late March. (Reuters)