Ethanol Week - July 28, 2020

Senate releases phase 4 COVID-19 relief package The Senate released a COVID-19 relief package on July 27 that could provide relief to biofuel producers. It would also reduce and extend supplemental UI payments, provide a second stimulus payment and allow some companies to access a second PPP loan. READ MORE SHARE
United Refining sues EPA over failure to act on SRE petition Pennsylvania-based United Refining Co. is suing the U.S. EPA over the agency’s failure to act on a small refinery exemption (SRE) petition the company filed for compliance year 2019 in December 2019. READ MORE SHARE
	Pacific Ethanol expands high-quality alcohol production capacity Pacific Ethanol Inc. is expanding its production capacity of USP grade high quality alcohol at its Pekin, Illinois, facility by 30 million gallons per year. The new capacity will be online in the fourth quarter of 2020. READ MORE SHARE
Homeland Energy Solutions to produce USP grade industrial ethanol Homeland Energy Solutions filed an 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20 announcing plans to begin construction on a new USP grade industrial ethanol plant later this month. READ MORE SHARE
ACE CEO reflects on the life of the ‘Ethanol Answer Man’ The ethanol industry has lost another pioneer. Larry Johnson, the one and only “Ethanol Answer Man,” passed away on Sunday, July 19. ACE CEO Brian Jennings reflects on his memories of the ethanol industry pioneer. READ MORE SHARE
Clariant licenses sunliquid technology to Eta Bio Clariant and Eta Bio, a company of the Pavlovi family, running a leading business in the agricultural sector in Bulgaria, have announced that a license agreement for the sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology has been signed. READ MORE SHARE
EPA approves efficient producer pathway for South Dakota plant The U.S. EPA has approved an efficient producer pathway for Glacial Lakes Corn Processor’s 33 MMgy dry mill ethanol plant in Huron, South Dakota, allowing the facility to generate RINs for non-grandfathered volumes of ethanol. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Weekly ethanol production down 2.5%, stocks fall 4% U.S. ethanol production was down approximately 2.5 percent the week ending July 17, while weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol fell by nearly 4 percent, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 22. READ MORE SHARE
ITA seeks nominations for renewable energy advisory committee The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration is seeking nominations for members of its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee. Nominations are due July 31. READ MORE SHARE
Whitefox ICE system surpasses 250 days of operation at SIRE Whitefox Technologies has announced that Southwest Iowa Renewable Fuels has surpassed 250 days of operation of its Whitefox ICE membrane dehydration system at its ethanol plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa. READ MORE SHARE