POET commences operations at 65 Mgy Fostoria corn ethanol plant in Ohio

In Ohio, POET commenced operations at its 65 Mgy corn ethanol plant in Fostoria, the company’s 25th operation. The company owns the BPX technology that reduces energy usage 8-15 percent compared to traditional ethanol facilities, and has installed a thermal oxidizer at the plant that will eliminate 99.9 percent of air emissions. The $130 million project will also produce more than 175,000 tons of distillers grains.

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