Ethanol Week - August 8, 2017

Ringneck Energy in South Dakota sets construction start date Ringneck Energy plans to start construction Aug. 14 on an 80 MMgy plant in Onida, South Dakota. Walt Wendland, president and CEO of Ringneck Energy, says the plant has 185 investors. READ MORE SHARE
The Andersons reports a profitable quarter for ethanol business The Andersons Inc. recently released second quarter financial results, reporting its ethanol group earned $4.7 million of pretax income attributable to the company despite weaker year-over-year margins. READ MORE SHARE
	Pacific Ethanol provides update of plant improvement projects On Aug. 3, Pacific Ethanol Inc. released second quarter financial results, providing an update of plant improvement projects and reporting improving market conditions and margins moving into the third quarter. READ MORE SHARE
Green Plains explains Q2 decision to idle portion of its capacity Green Plains Inc. recently released second quarter financial results, reporting it idled approximately 50 million gallons of production capacity during the quarter due to low margins, increased corn prices and other factors. READ MORE SHARE
ADM announces plans to reconfigure ethanol complex in Illinois On Aug. 1, Archer Daniels Midland Co. released second quarter financial results, reporting improved ethanol margins. During an investor call, the company also announced plans to reconfigure an ethanol plant in Illinois. READ MORE SHARE
DOE biomass technical advisory committee to meet in August The U.S. Department of Energy has announced an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee Aug. 15-16 in Los Angeles, California. READ MORE SHARE
USDA: June corn use for ethanol production up over last year The USDA recently released the August edition of its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report, announcing fuel ethanol production in June was up when compared to the same month of last year. READ MORE SHARE
EU ethanol production expected to grow A report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network expects bioethanol production in the European Union to increase in 2017 and 2018, despite a decline in bioethanol consumption since 2011. READ MORE SHARE
NDSU: Ethanol contributes $623.4 million to ND economy annually North Dakota’s ethanol industry contributes $623.4 million to the economy annually, according to a report from the North Dakota State University Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics. READ MORE SHARE
Gevo discusses Luverne operations, Praj agreement Gevo Inc. has released second quarter financial results, reporting its Luverne, Minnesota, biorefinery exclusively produced ethanol during the period. The facility is expected to transition to isobutanol production following a future expansion. READ MORE SHARE
UNICA releases ethanol production data for first half of July UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane mills in the country’s south-central region processed 47.83 million tons of sugarcane during the first half of July. READ MORE SHARE
Evogene collaborates with DuPont for corn bio-stimulant research Evogene will collaborate with DuPont Pioneer for research into the development of corn bio-stimulants. The research aims to create a product that protects and maximizes corn yield, according to Evogene. READ MORE SHARE
RFA, Pinnacle Engineering announce webinar series The Renewable Fuels Foundation has teamed up Pinnacle Engineering Inc. to sponsor a five-part webinar series that educates stakeholders within the renewable fuels industry about oil release planning, prevention and impact mitigation. READ MORE SHARE
Aemetis to produce cellulosic ethanol using InEnTec technology Aemetis Inc. recently announced that it has signed a master agreement with key exclusive rights for the use of an advanced gasification technology from InEnTec Inc. of Richland, Washington, to produce cellulosic ethanol. READ MORE SHARE
Keller elected USGC chairman, first woman to hold the office Deb Keller, a farmer from Clarion, Iowa, was elected as U.S. Grains Council chairman at the organization’s 57th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting in Vancouver, Washington. She is the first female selected for the role in the organization's history. READ MORE SHARE
DOE announces additional MEGA-BIO award The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding a fourth project up to $1.8 million under the MEGA-BIO: Bioproducts to Enable Biofuels Funding Opportunity. The new project will optimize a process for deconstruction of biomass into sugars and lignin. READ MORE SHARE
ACE scholarship program awards 3 deserving students The American Coalition for Ethanol announces and congratulates the 2017 scholarship winners: Carrie Kemmet, Hailea DeJong and Keithen Drury. Each student receives a $1,000 scholarship through ACE’s Scholarship Program. READ MORE SHARE
Lignin can make building materials less toxic A collaborative study led by a Michigan State University researcher proves that lignin, a byproduct of paper and bioethanol production, can completely replace phenol in phenolic adhesive formulation. READ MORE SHARE