Valero says yes to ethanol expansion, "looking at" cellulosic

In Iowa, Valero told KTIV that they have plans to expand their Hartley ethanol facility. Bill Day, Executive Director of Media Relations for Valero, stated, ”

“Each of the plants has seven fermenters which help in the ethanol making process. We’re going to build an 8th, which will help again increase some of this capacity.”  He added, “One of the reasons we bought these plants is that they’re modern updated plants and have the space and the capacity to add on new technologies like cellulosic. So yes we’re looking at cellulosic. We’re actually working with a couple of companies that are developing this technology.”