Corncobs are used for about 70% of the global furfural production. They are harvested over a ±3months period and then stockpiled to supply the biorefinery for the balance of the year.

It used to be a cheap feedstock in China, which lead to the closure of all of the US furfural plants. This has now changed: Cob prices in China are now at levels that they used to be in the USA in the 1990s. There are many technical and agricultural reasons why cobs are a good feedstock choice. We have previously reported:

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