Ethanol Week - February 9, 2015

February 9, 2015

Green Plains reports on profitable quarter, full year In 2014, Green Plains Inc. produced a record 966 million gallons of ethanol, processed 10 million tons of corn and earned more than $100 million in non-ethanol operating income, and is close to meeting its goal of having zero net term debt. READ MORE SHARE
ADM strengthens 2014 investor return in spite of lower revenues Archer Daniels Midland Co. reported adjusted earnings per share for the calendar year 2014 of $3.20, up 37 percent compared to the prior year. That was in spite of total revenues being down from the previous year at $81.2 billion. READ MORE SHARE
	Murphy USA: Hereford ethanol plant achieves record annual income Murphy USA Inc. has released 2014 financial results, reporting the company's ethanol plant in Hereford, Texas, achieved record annual income of $20.1 million last year, up from $2.9 million in 2013. READ MORE SHARE
Syngenta reports increased sales for 2014 Syngenta has released 2014 financial results, reporting integrated sales were up 6 percent last year at constant exchange rates, while fourth quarter sales were up 12 percent. EBITDA was $2.9 billion, up 1 percent from 2013. READ MORE SHARE
House bills aim to alter, eliminate the RFS On Feb. 4, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., announced the introduction of two bills that aim to alter the renewable fuel standard (RFS), including the RFS Elimination Act, H.R. 703, and the RFS Reform Act, H.R. 704. READ MORE SHARE
Oregon bills aim to remove sunset date from Clean Fuels Program Efforts are underway in Oregon to repeal the Dec. 31 sunset date under the state's Clean Fuels Program. Several bills pending in the Oregon legislature aim to remove the sunset date, allowing the program to be implemented past the end of this year. READ MORE SHARE
Redfield Energy contracts with ICM to install SMT, FST ICM Inc. is pleased to announce that Redfield Energy LLC has purchased ICM's patent-pending Selective Milling Technology and patent-pending Fiber Separation Technology for their Redfield, South Dakota, ethanol plant. READ MORE SHARE
Ethanol industry criticizes WRI bioenergy paper Representatives of the ethanol industry have spoken out to criticize a World Resources Institute paper written by Tim Searchinger and Ralph Heimlich that rehashes previously debunked theories related to food versus fuel and indirect land use change. READ MORE SHARE
RSB solicits public comments on its principles and criteria The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials has opened a 60-day comment period on a revision of the RSB Principles & Criteria. Comments gathered will inform discussions among RSB members over the forthcoming Version 3.0 of the P&Cs. READ MORE SHARE
Process could enable on-farm biofuel, animal feed production The efficient production of both biofuel and animal feed from one crop is now possible, and can be done on a farm without the need for off-site processes. The process is known as solid-state fermentation. READ MORE SHARE
Fire suppressant provider targets biomass industry GelTech Solutions Inc., the creator of the patent-pending fire suppressant compound called FireIce, recently began working in the agriculture industry and is now initiating outreach to some biomass producers. READ MORE SHARE
Energycane varieties look promising for north Louisiana Louisiana State University AgCenter researchers continue to evaluate energycane varieties planted in north Louisiana as a possible new crop for producers to grow as a biofuel feedstock. Energycane is a cross between sugarcane and its wild relatives. READ MORE SHARE
IU biologists use bacterium, nitrogen gas to produce ethanol Indiana University biologists believe they have found a faster, cheaper and cleaner way to increase bioethanol production by using nitrogen gas, the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere, in place of more costly industrial fertilizers. READ MORE SHARE
Ohio Corn Marketing Program to expand ethanol infrastructure The Ohio Corn Marketing Program, in partnership with the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest and the American Lung Association of the Midland States has announced a new grant funding opportunity to expand ethanol infrastructure. READ MORE SHARE