Indiana Ethanol Plant Starts Production

[JohnWxy]

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/05/08/ap3697835.html

Production has started at an ethanol factory here touted by its Ohio-based owners as the largest dry-mill ethanol plant east of the Mississippi River.

The plant, owned by The Andersons Clymers Ethanol LLC, will produce 110 million gallons of ethanol annually, along with 350,000 tons of distillers dried grains, an animal feed ingredient.

"We are especially happy to bring this operation to Cass County where we have a generous supply of corn as well as long-standing relationships with local growers," said Mike Anderson, president and CEO of The Andersons Inc. (nasdaq: ANDE - news - people ), in a statement released Monday. The agribusiness is based in the Toledo suburb of Maumee.

Construction on the $146 million plant started in early 2006 after Cass County officials spent months working to convince The Andersons to build at the site about 30 miles northeast of Lafayette.
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Lafayette Ind. is about 2 hours drive form Chicago Ill.

[4dsc]

1. What a fine waste of corn and water

the more American's know about ethanol the less they should buy!!

[Delphinus]

2. Read just last month that ethanol is actually

dirtier than oil and could cause further problems that have unanticipated consequences. When that happens, Condi won't be around to say, "No one could have anticipated ... ".

[razzleberry]

3. a lot better than petroleum .n/t