Siouxland Ethanol starts construction on $8.5 million expansion project
Source: By Elisa Raffam, Nextstar Broadcasting • Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2016
20 million bushels of corn a year get processed at Siouxland Ethanol and that number is about to get bigger. Construction on the plant’s $8.5 million expansion project is set to be completed by December.
“We’re going to be increasing our production by about 15 percent in our ethanol yield and volume. We’ll also be increasing the amount of distillers grains that we sell and produce. And, our corn oil production will be going up as a result of this project” says Pat Miller, Director of Industry & Investor Relations, Siouxland Ethanol.
The company has a couple of existing fermenters, they already have four and are going to add two.
This expansion will not only increase production yields, but help make their processing more efficient.
“We’ll also be address our cooling capacity, on days like this when it’s really hot, we need as much cooling capacity as possible to keep that yeast at the right temperature in the process” says Pat Miller, Director of Industry & Investor Relations, Siouxland Ethanol.
The company hopes that their work, along with the work of their 700 participating farmers, will help educate the public about the benefits of ethanol. Siouxland Ethanol plans to meet motorists at the pump to explain their product and biofuel efficiency.
“We want to be there and tell you which one has the best value for you, look at the costs per gallon and also the miles that you’re going to get with each gallon. And the best benefit that we’re going to explain is the clean air value…It’s corn. Corn and water basically, and so as it comes out it doesn’t have any bad properties, different from gas” says Pat Miller, Director of Industry & Investor Relations, Siouxland Ethanol.
Ethanol burns cleaner and cooler than gas. Gas also contains harmful carcinogens while ethanol reduces greenhouse emissions.
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