FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: Growth Energy's ad campaign part of an effort to curtail EPA's abuse of small refinery exemptions.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has maintained its forecasts for 2019 and 2020 ethanol production in its latest Short Term Energy Outlook, released Aug. 6. Short-term forecasts for ethanol consumption were also maintained.
FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: Plants that planned ahead when margins were better are leading the industry today.
FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: BIO restructures to add public affairs executive vice president, Nelson Engineering undergoes name change, and Midwest AgEnergy's 12-year safety record.
Aemetis Inc. released second quarter financial results Aug. 8, reporting growth for its biodiesel business in India, outlining improvement projects underway at its corn ethanol plant, and discussing planned RNG and cellulosic ethanol production.
The Andersons Inc. released second quarter financial results Aug. 7, reporting that its ethanol group remained profitable during the three-month period. Ethanol earnings, however, were down significantly due to the poor margin environment.
During an Aug. 6 earnings call, Green Plains officials discussed progress with the Project 24 initiative, criticized Trump's EPA and trade policies for harming the ethanol industry, and indicated the company continues to explore the sale of assets.
Pacific Ethanol president and said the company's second quarter crush margin improved, but the industry is still suffering from oversupply.
FROM THE AUGUST ISSUE: Assessing boiler upgrade, retrofit and replacement considerations.
FROM THE AUGUST ISSUE: Finances, technology, streamlined processes and more take the stage at FEW 2019.
Plymouth Energy, a 50 MMgy corn ethanol plant located in Merrill, Iowa, posted a notice to its website July 24 announcing it has idled production. The company cited negative margins and other economic factors as the reasons for its decision.
Valero Energy Corp. released second quarter financial results on July 25, reporting mixed results for its biofuel segments. Income from the ethanol segment was down, but income from renewable diesel was up. Production volumes of both fuels increased.
The production of anhydrous ethanol was up at mills in the south-central region of Brazil during the first half of June. The production of hydrous ethanol, however, was down, according to UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association.
A new report from CoBank's Knowledge Exchange Division July 2 finds that operating margins for ethanol producers will likely remain weak for the remainder of 2019. The outlook for exports, however, is more optimistic.
After four years of construction and planning, Ringneck Energy & Feed's ethanol plant in Onida, South Dakota has come online. The 80 MMgy plant passed its performance test in early June. Work is ongoing to optimize the facility's operations.
Lamberton, Minnesota-based Highwater Ethanol LLC recently published financial results for the second quarter of 2019 and announced plans to increase its annual production by more than 10 million gallons, to approximately 70 MMgy.
FROM THE JULY ISSUE: Editor Lisa Gibson previews the magazine, including feature articles about EPM's 2019 salary survey, a look at Greenfield's biogas use, training initiatives for ethanol producers in Nebraska, and more.
FROM THE JULY ISSUE: Ethanol Producer Magazine reports the results of its 2019 Salary and Job Satisfaction Survey, with comparisons to previous years' figures.
FROM THE JULY ISSUE: Greenfield Global's ethanol plant in Quebec supplements natural gas with biogas power produced through anaerobic digestion of organic waste from 27 nearby cities.
FROM THE JULY ISSUE: The Nebraska Ethanol Board and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln bring targeted training to ethanol producers.
FROM THE JULY ISSUE: A predictive technology from the paper mill industry is making its way into ethanol, tying into main databases to plan and troubleshoot.
According to Jayne Kalbfleisch, technical development manager at Lallemand Biofuels and Distilled Spirits, one factor that may be robbing an ethanol plant of yield is stressed yeast. Kalbfleisch discussed the impact of stressed yeast at the FEW.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sales of hydrous ethanol reached a record 2.05 billion liters (541.55 million gallons) in May, up 50.64 percent when compared to sales during the same month of last year.
The EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook for June features increased forecasts for 2019 and 2020 ethanol production. The agency now predicts ethanol production will average 1.04 million barrels per day in 2019 and 1.05 million barrels per day in 2020.
Kristen Gordon, director of reliability services at ICM Inc., presented ICM's best practices for managing ethanol plant shutdowns at the 2019 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo June 12 in Indianapolis.
A new event helped kick off the 2019 Fuel Ethanol and Workshop in Indianapolis, Indiana this week. The Ethanol Plant Construction and Project Summit was a half-day seminar, focusing on recent capital projects in the industry.
Novozymes, a yeast and enzyme provider, announced this week at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo it's new products: Fortiva, a new alpha-amylase, and Innova Force, a new yeast that is part of the Innova platform announced by Novozymes last year.
Ship & Shore Environmental Inc., a U.S.-based global manufacturer, designer and fabricator of regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTO) and custom pollution control solutions, is bringing its products and expertise to the ethanol industry.
Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits, a business unit of Lallemand Inc., announced June 4 that its TransFerm platform of biotech yeasts has surpassed over 25 billion gallons of ethanol production.
The Renewable Fuels Association has congratulated member company Husker Ag LLC, as it recently produced its 1 billionth gallon of ethanol. The Plainview, Nebraska, facility began production in 2003 and expanded its production capacity in 2007.
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