East Coast Ethanol proposes 100 Mgy corn ethanol facility for Selma, SC

December 31, 2007

In South Carolina, East Coast Ethanol has proposed a 110 Mgy corn ethanol plant in Selma. Total project investment is projected at $130 million, but the firm did not outline a construction timetable.

Selma officials said that the town had the excess water capacity to supply the 1.2 million gallons of water required per day by the proposed plant.

In September, Atlantic Ethanol, Mid-Atlantic Ethanol, Florida Ethanol, and Palmetto Agri-Fuels, announced a merger to form East Coast Ethanol.

At the time of the merger, the company announced plans to develop four 100 million gallon per year fuel ethanol plants. The Selma plant is the first to be announced.