The Latest Breaking News from Ensus

London faces food shortages as Iran war hits CO2 supplies

Chicken and pork could be in short supply as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz hits global trade

Evening Standard · Apr 16

UK could face gaps on supermarket shelves by summer if Iran war continues

Ministers drawing up contingency plans for ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ if supply of CO2 is disrupted

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16

UK in ‘worst-case scenario’ planning for food shortages as a result of Iran war

The business secretary said the public should be ‘reassured’ that ministers are making contingency plans for the impact of the Iran war

The Independent UK · Apr 16

Last wheat delivered to largest bioethanol plant under threat after trade deal

Vivergo Fuels, near Hull, is in crisis talks with the Government after the UK-US agreement removed tariffs on American imports.

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2025

Fears over bioethanol plant ‘putting £1.25 billion jet fuel project in jeopardy’

Vivergo Fuels, in Hull, is in crisis talks with the Government after the UK-US trade deal removed tariffs on American bioethanol.

Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025

Britain’s biggest biofuel plant could close over impact of UK-US trade deal

ABF threatens to shut Vivergo site in Hull in September amid warnings bioethanol industry could collapse

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2025

Reynolds agrees need for ‘urgent next steps’ with bioethanol firms over US deal

The Government is ‘open to discussion’ of potential options to support the industry, the Department for Business and Trade said.

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Trade deal with US could spell end of UK’s bioethanol industry, say bosses

Hundreds of jobs may be at risk, say heads of ABF Sugar and Ensus, as Starmer agrees to remove tariffs on US ethanol

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2025