Green Biologies Secures Funds of $76-Million For Bio N-Butanol, Acetone at Little Falls

摘要

Gahanna-Green Biologies has secured $76-million in financing to help repurpose an ethanol plant in Little Falls, Minn., to produce renewable n-butanol and acetone. The 21-million-gal/yr ethanol plant was recently acquired from Central MN Ethanol Co-op (PCN, 5 Jan 2015, p 2). The repurposed plant will use Green Biologies advanced fermentation process technology platform. Production is expected to begin in 2016.