Hanoi, Feb. 24 -- Major fuel distributors and domestic refineries are accelerating preparations to ensure sufficient supply, infrastructure and technical capacity for the nationwide sale of E10 biofuel starting June 1. According to the Vietnam Biofuels Association, the country currently operates six fuel ethanol plants with a combined designed capacity of about 600,000 cubic metres per year, which would meet only around 40% of the estimated 1.5 million cubic metres needed annually for nationwide E10 production. The rollout is therefore predicted to significantly increase ethanol demand while domestic feedstock supply remains unstable. Vietnam has nearly 600,000 hectares of cassava, producing more than 10.5 million tonnes of fresh roots ea...