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Fundamentals of Ethanol
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Key Learning Outcomes
- Understand the fundamentals of ethanol including its uses, how it is derived, and its production
- Interpret market trends and growth opportunities in ethanol and the factors driving the Asia market
- Know the economics associated with ethanol feedstock logistics and its availability, cost, and quality
- Evaluate ethanol production and technology andthe challenges in converting biomass to ethanol
- Understand the blending business and its economics, and the critical factors for a successful blending
- Find out what makes a ‘financeable’ ethanol project and what investors are looking for
- Get an overview of the ethanol supply chain –transportation, handling, and distribution issues
- Learn how ethanol is traded in the market place
Who Should Attend
- Ethanol producers and marketers
- Agricommodity traders
- Energy traders
- Agricultural/feedstock suppliers
- Biofuel technology and equipment suppliers
- Upstream and downstream petroleum players
- Gasoline suppliers and distributors
- Power plants that use ethanol as fuel
- Energy policy makers
- New hires of companies in the ethanol industry
Course Director
Tom James has 22 years of practical expertise in the international commodity markets. His broad experience covers investment, trading and business strategy across the globe with a particular focus on Asian, Central Asian, Middle East and European Markets.
