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November 20, 2017
BY Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association
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Green Plains Inc. on March 17 announced that construction has commenced on the compression infrastructure for its CCS initiative in Nebraska. The company also announced that it will temporarily idle operations at its CST facility in Iowa.
The current issue is Ethanol Producer Magazine focuses on the joint pursuit of higher value products in the context of lower carbon intensity production.
Corn oil optimization is now a plant-wide endeavor, with biological, chemical and mechanical processes working together to reach maximum availability and extraction.
The U.S. exported 198.05 million gallons of ethanol and 811,480 metric tons of distillers grains in January, according to data released by the USDA on March 6. Ethanol exports were up for the month, while distillers grains exports were down.
Alto Ingredients Inc. on March 5 announced it has cold idled its Magic Valley ethanol plant in Idaho. The company has also reduced staff by 16% and is considering a range of options to maximize shareholder value, include asset sales or a merger.