BioFuels Journal

POET to Hold Grand Opening for 65-MMGY Ethanol Plant in Marion, OH on Oct. 24

Sioux Falls, SD—October 24, POET will host a grand opening event for POET Biorefining - Marion, a $130 million ethanol production facility near Marion, Ohio.

It will be the 26th POET production facility and the third in the state of Ohio.

The program is open to the public and will include addresses from U.S. Senator George Voinovich and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown.

The event will be held at the facility (1660 Hillman-Ford Road) with guided public tours beginning at 9:30 a.m.

At 10:45 a.m. the crowd will be treated to a flyover from the Vanguard Squadron - the world’s only 100 percent ethanol-powered aerobatic fleet.

The speaking program, featuring POET CEO Jeff Broin, will start at 11:00 a.m. and lunch will be served by Country Catering from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.

Tours will resume at 12:30 a.m. and run through 2:30 p.m.

Schedule of events:

• 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Public tours

• 10:45 a.m. Vanguard Squadron Fly-over

• 11:00 a.m. - noon Speaking program

• Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch

• 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Public tours

Attendees will also be able to view a life-sized replica of the #17 Ethanol Car from the Indy Racing League that is co-sponsored by POET.

Public parking for the event is available at 1600 Marion Bucyrus Road in Marion.

Buses will run to and from the public parking place and the facility throughout the day.

POET Biorefining - Marion will produce 65 million gallons of ethanol per year from more than 22 million bushels of local corn and provide around 40 jobs with an annual payroll of approximately $2 million.

It will be the third ethanol plant opened by POET in Ohio.

Once the Marion facility is operational, POET’s annual production capacity will be 1.54 billion gallons.

For more information, call 605-965-2200.