As a company we have been procuring, storing, milling and transporting corn products for almost 20 years. Our new ethanol facility is a logical extension of our traditional business. Placing our plant in close proximity to our dry corn mill helps us achieve numerous efficiencies.
 The key to our success is our ability to utilize our dry corn mill to fractionate the corn prior to sending it to the ethanol plant. Through our fractionization process we can separate the corn kernel into fractions specifically suited for food products, ethanol production and animal feeds unlocking the full potential of corn. This will allow us to produce higher yields of ethanol while at the same time consuming less energy and less water than traditional plants. Being efficient in our processes and environmentally friendly is a winning combination.
 Our plant is the first in the world constructed with solid concrete walls to provide benefits in the areas of fire- resistance, structural longevity and appearance. The entire facility is designed to "food grade" standards. Our state of the art process controls will allow us higher levels of process monitoring, diagnostic analysis and yield control to allow us to achieve our goal of becoming the most efficient ethanol plant in the world.
 Our biggest asset is our existing workforce and we believe that human capital is the primary source for a competitive advantage. We have extremely talented engineers, construction crews and electricians on staff as well as trained accounting, grain merchandising, logistics, and IT personnel who will be contributing their efforts to our ethanol operations.
- Our existing corn storage and handling system can accommodate over 3.5 million bushels of corn at any one time, approximately 8 times the capacity of most new ethanol start up operations.
- Our ethanol operation will derive synergies from our existing laboratory facilities, office space, maintenance facilities, electrical and natural gas services.
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