PK Biodiesel opens 5 Mgy soy-based biodiesel plant in Ohio

In Ohio, PK Biodiesel held the grand opening for its 5 Mgy, soy-based biodiesel plant in Woodstock. The plant is reported to expand to a multi-feedstock approach. The plant is one of 57 biodiesel plants under construction in the US.

Two new biofuels plants have already opened in Ohio this year, both producing corn-based ethanol.

Coshocton Ethanol commenced operations in January, after completion of a two-year construction period. The 55 Mgy corn ethanol plant will utilize 20 million bushel of corn and create 41 direct jobs. The company is a subsidiary of Altra Biofuels. A lawsuit filed by Coshocton County Citizens for A Safe Community opposing the new ethanol plant had been dismissed right before the opening. The suit alleged that federal and state grant and loans were obtained based on inaccurate application data.

Just before the opening of Coshocton Ethanol, POET  opened its 65 Mgy corn ethanol plant in Leipsic. The $105 million project was Ohio’s first ethanol plant and is located in the Iron Highway Industrial Park which is served by multiple rail freight companies.

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