Ethanol is an alcohol with many different applications. It is used within industry, where it’s known as denatured alcohol, because of its solvent-like properties. Industrially produced ethanol is used in water-based paint, pharmaceuticals, perfumes, cleaning products, varnishes and inks, amongst other things. Ethanol is also growing in its use as a vehicle fuel, where it is often mixed with petrol.
SEKAB produces and handles only bioethanol - ethanol derived from biological sources. This type of ethanol is produced through the fermentation of sugar. Bioethanol has the advantage of not contributing with fossil carbon dioxide to the atmosphere when it is burned. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a cause of the Greenhouse Effect and climate change.
