By Anduin Kirkbride McElroy
August 01, 2006
Opportunities abound for ethanol on a global scale. What they are, and how they can benefit local economies to ensure sustainability, are questions an international panel effectively addressed at the 2006 FEW.
By Nicholas Zeman
August 01, 2006
Like the physicians who heal, diagnose and maintain the complicated functions of the human body, ethanol plant maintenance and management personnel are charged with keeping plant operations free from ailments and breakdowns—and production levels at full capacity. Armed with cutting edge technologies, prevention rather than reaction was the credo of presenters at the 2006 FEW.
For veterans of the U.S. ethanol industry, the past year or so has been an especially meaningful and wild ride. Now, with more than 100 ethanol plants up and running in America, industry experts agree that getting a project from conception to completion is a whole lot different than it used to be.
By Ron Kotrba
July 01, 2006
Basic economic theory states that substantial increases in demand without corresponding increases in supply will drive prices upward. Add emotion, sense of purpose and limited geographic space to the projected shift in U.S. corn markets and therein resides an issue the ethanol industry must face proactively and cooperatively.
Established in 1898, GATX was founded when horses and buggies ruled the streets, years before ethanol was something other than white lightning. This story is one of an old company that's never at a loss for new ideas.
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