The 2014 annual sales of E10 ethanol gasoline were 23 million tons, accounting for about a quarter of gasoline vehicles. At present there are two experimental plants for cellulosic bioethanol, with COFCO’s 50.000 t Zhaodong plant in the lead. It is foreseen that soon about 20 million tons of cellulosic bioethanol will be produced in China, using straw and forest waste as raw materials.
China Bio news release, July 21, 2017