ANKARA
Turkey’s temporary suspension of the requirement to include ethanol in gasoline will provide an additional 20,000 cubic meter ethanol capacity for the production of disinfectants and colognes in the country.
Cologne is a traditional ethanol-based scented disinfectant in Turkey.
The precautionary move in order to help stem the coronavirus outbreak came after Turkey announced coronavirus cases this week.
The regulation of blending ethanol produced from domestic agricultural products with gasoline was first introduced in 2013 to comply with renewable energy policies, reduce import dependency in energy and support the agricultural sector, according to Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority.
The
Read more: Turkey halts ethanol-mixed fuel for more disinfectants
