Ethanol Week - February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020

Cooper delivers state of the industry at NEC Geoff Cooper, Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO, said that while 2019 was a difficult year for the ethanol industry, there is reason for optimism in 2020. READ MORE SHARE
Broin named The American Biofuels Visionary by Growth Energy During the organization’s 11th Annual Executive Leadership Conference, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor honored POET Founder and CEO Jeff Broin as The American Biofuels Visionary. The award recogizes leadership in the U.S. biofuels sector. READ MORE SHARE
	White Dog Labs buys Minnesota biorefinery White Dog Labs has announced plans to purchase a biofuel plant in Minnesota that originally produced ethanol, but was later converted to produce biobased butanol and acetone. WDL plans to upgrade the plant to produce ProTyton. READ MORE SHARE
USDA: US ethanol exports reach 1.47 billion gallons in 2019 The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service released export data on Feb. 5 showing that the U.S. exported approximately 146.53 million gallons of ethanol and 767,682 metric tons of distillers grains in December. READ MORE SHARE
Eco-Energy nears completion of Phoenix ethanol terminal Eco-Energy has entered the final stage of construction on its ethanol distribution facility located in Phoenix, Arizona. The facility will be Eco-Energy’s tenth ethanol distribution terminal and is scheduled to commence operations in 3Q 2020. READ MORE SHARE
Ethanol’s health benefits take center stage at leadership forum The National Clean Fuels Technology and Health Effects Leadership Forum was held in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6. The event brought to the forefront the health and environmental benefits ethanol offers. READ MORE SHARE
High school students tour Al-Corn Clean Fuel Eight students from Triton High School in Dodge Center, Minnesota, toured Al-Corn Clean Fuel in Claremont, Minnesota, Feb. 7 to learn about renewable energy production. READ MORE SHARE
New study: Economy benefited from ethanol in 2019 The ethanol industry supported nearly 350,000 jobs and generated almost $43 billion in gross domestic product in 2019, according to an analysis conducted by ABF Economics. READ MORE SHARE