According to a White Paper on China Industrial Biotechnology 2014″ published by the Tianjin Academy of Sciences, China is now the world’s 3d largest producer of fuel bio-ethanol after the USA and Brazil. Pilot studies on the use of non-food crops are underway. China’s biodiesel capacity is estimated at about 3 – 3.5 million tons, but due to limited supply of raw materials, plant capacity is idle, and the huge market demand is presently not met”
CAS news release, March 23, 2016
China produced 2,16 mill tons of bio-ethanol in 2014