STRATEGIC DOWNTIME: Shutdowns are typically cleaning and basic maintenance, repairs, equipment replacement but technology installations are not uncommon during scheduled downtime. PHOTO: WESTERN PLAINS ENERGY
May 14, 2024
BY Katie Schroeder
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At its 22nd International Marketing Conference and 65th Annual Membership Meeting in Austin, Texas, the U.S. Grains Council announced it will bring forward a vote to amend the organization’s name to the U.S. Grains and BioProducts Council.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig in February named the recipients of the 2025 Renewable Fuels Marketing Awards. Al’s Corner Oil was recognized for ethanol marketing and Pro Cooperative was recognized for biodiesel marketing.
Honeywell on Feb. 26 announced that Taiyo Oil Co. Ltd. has chosen the Honeywell UOP Ethanol to Jet (ETJ) technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Okinawa Operations in Japan. The facility is expected to begin operations in 2029.
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.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released data showing corn ethanol production continued to trend higher during the first half of February, accounting for nearly 96% of total ethanol production during. Ethanol sales were also up.