Roquette signs low-carbon ethanol supply partnership with Vivescia and Leclerc

Vivescia, Roquette and Siplec E.Leclerc signed a three-year partnership to supply low-carbon ethanol from French supply chains, with GHG reductions of up to 100% versus fossil fuel benchmarks. Roquette produces the ethanol at its Beinheim site using biomass and geothermal energy plus CO₂ capture, while Vivescia supplies wheat from TRANSITIONS farms. Siplec E.Leclerc blends the ethanol into SP95-E5, SP95-E10 and E85 across its 734 service stations, and the chain is certified under 2BSvs.

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Ethanol is a versatile bio-based chemical and fuel. Blended into gasoline, it raises the renewable share of road fuel, and it is also used as an industrial solvent and feedstock for chemical synthesis. Demand is driven mainly by road transport biofuel mandates and by fuel retailers meeting emissions targets, while grain-based producers rely on stable outlets for crops such as wheat. Ethanol made from cereals also yields animal feed co-products, linking the fuel chain to livestock markets. Supply is shaped by feedstock costs, plant utilisation and the balance between domestic production and imports. Long-term offtake agreements, like multi-year supply commitments, tend to reduce volatility for both producers and blenders, and certification schemes covering greenhouse gas intensity increasingly determine which volumes qualify for regulated markets. Buyers watching this segment typically track feedstock prices, certification requirements and blending policy.

Source: official release on roquette.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.