Ethanol Week - January 9, 2012

DuPont, NexSteppe collaborate on sorghum development NexSteppe, a feedstock development company focused on servicing the biofuels, biopower and biobased products industries, recently announced a collaborative agreement with DuPont to develop sweet sorghum and high biomass sorghum hybrids. READ MORE SHARE
E85 coalition continues push for tax credit relief The expiration of VEETC jeopardizes the future of E85 unless the tax code is modified to qualify E85 for the Alternative Fuel Credit, according to the Coalition for E85. The group is ramping up its campaign to convince Congress to make the change. READ MORE SHARE
	Full ownership of Blue Flint Ethanol passes to Great River Energy Headwaters Ethanol Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Headwaters Inc., announced Jan. 4 that it had sold its 51 percent ownership of Blue Flint Ethanol LLC to Great River Energy, which is now sole owner of the 60 MMgy North Dakota plant. READ MORE SHARE
CARB to appeal LCFS ruling, request enforcement through 2012 CARB appeals federal court ruling that strikes down California's LCFS, requests permission to continue enforcement in 2012 and issues supplementary advisory for stakeholders. READ MORE SHARE
ZeaChem completes core construction at demo plant Construction of ZeaChem Inc.'s Boardman, Ore., demonstration-scale biorefinery's core has been successfully completed and the company said it is beginning biochemical production operations as scheduled. READ MORE SHARE
Georgia ethanol plant emerges from bankruptcy A reorganization plan allowing Southwest Georgia Ethanol LLC to emerge from Chapter 11 was approved in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The ethanol plant, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of First United Ethanol LLC, filed for bankruptcy on Feb. 2. READ MORE SHARE
LanzaTech buys Range Fuels site New Zealand-based technology developer LanzaTech became the new owner of the former Range Fuels Inc. cellulosic biofuels plant in Soperton, Ga., on Jan. 3, paying just $5.1 million for the site during a foreclosure sale. READ MORE SHARE
Process optimization seminar planned in St. Paul Four ethanol industry service providers are collaborating on a seminar aimed at ethanol plant managers responsible for maximizing plant profitability. The Process Optimization Seminar is set for Feb. 8-10 in St. Paul, Minn. READ MORE SHARE