英国最大的生物乙醇厂由于贸易交易和缺乏政府支持而面临关闭的威胁。
UK's largest bioethanol plant threatens closure due to trade deal and lack of government support.
英国最大的生物乙醇工厂Vivergo燃料厂在赫尔附近,由于缺乏政府的支持而面临关闭。
The UK's largest bioethanol plant, Vivergo Fuels, near Hull, faces closure due to a lack of government support.
该厂警告说,最近的英国-美国贸易协议结束了美国生物乙醇进口的19%关税,使得无法与美国补贴产品竞争。
The plant warns that the recent UK-US trade deal, ending a 19% tariff on American bioethanol imports, has made it impossible to compete with subsidized US products.
Vivergo燃料公司每年生产多达4.2亿升生物乙醇, 认为政府不提供直接资金的决定是“经济自残”, 并可能导致数千个工作岗位流失。
Vivergo Fuels, which produces up to 420 million liters of bioethanol annually, argues that the government's decision not to offer direct funding is "economic self-harm" and could lead to the loss of thousands of jobs.