An ethanol producer says COVID-19 has prompted some producers to jump into the hand sanitizer market. Erik Huschitt with Badger State Ethanol in Monroe, Wisconsin is the President of the Wisconsin Biofuels Association board. He tells Brownfield the ability is there to direct a large amount of ethanol into sanitizer with investment in stripping columns and other technology to produce technical grade or industrial alcohol. He says, “We’ve seen the industry respond in a big, big way and we don’t see that going away.
