European ethanol production is continuing to increase, Ethanol Producer reported. While ethanol production growth was nearly 60 percent in 2008, 2009 saw the European Union's production continuing to grow by 31 percent. The total 2009 EU production was an estimated 3.7 billion liters, up from 2.8 billion liters in 2008. France remains the large EU ethanol producer with 1.250 billion liters, followed by Germany with 750 million liters, and Spain with 465 liters. Austria and Sweden more than doubled their ethanol production in 2009, ranking them fourth and fifth respectively. In addition to the growth in production, total EU consumption also grew 23 percent in 2009, reaching 4.3 billion liters (1.6 billion gallons).

(Ethanol Producer, July 28, 2010)

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