{"id":27584952,"date":"2025-07-21T09:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bioethanolfrance.fr\/raw-materials\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T08:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T08:44:03","slug":"raw-materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bioethanolfrance.fr\/en\/raw-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.bioethanolfrance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bioethanol-France-Matieres-Premieres.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;500px&#8221; min_height_tablet=&#8221;450px&#8221; min_height_phone=&#8221;400px&#8221; min_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display: flex;&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;highlight-title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#003A7A&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span>RAW MATERIALS<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;About&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Une grande vari\u00e9t\u00e9 de mati\u00e8res premi\u00e8res agricoles&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;11e2b386-4402-4d36-87c2-9ef94ce1fdba&#8221; text_font=&#8221;GOTHAM-BOLD|800|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#003A7A&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;GOTHAM-BOLD|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#003A7A&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_font_tablet=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_phone=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>A wide variety of agricultural raw materials<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#474747&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The ethyl alcohol produced through alcoholic fermentation comes from a wide variety of agricultural raw materials, such as sugar beet, wheat, and corn, which are already widely cultivated. 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