Coshocton Ethanol Expects to Start Grinding Corn Tomorrow at New Ohio Fuel Ethanol Plant

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Coshocton Ethanol LLC (Coshocton, Ohio), a wholly owned subsidiary of Altra Incorporated (Los Angeles, California), is wrapping up construction activity and expects to begin grinding corn at its new fuel ethanol plant in Coshocton tomorrow, January 25, 2008.

Construction began on the project back in July 2006 and lasted about 18 months. The plant was built by the design-build team of Delta-T Corporation (Williamsburg, Virginia) and TIC (The Industrial Company) (Steamboat Springs, Colorado). Delta-T provided the licensed ethanol process technology and TIC field erected the plant.

The estimated $105 million plant will have the capacity of producing 55 million to 60 million gallons of ethanol annually and process more than 20 million bushels of locally grown corn per year.

The plant is located at 18137 County Road 271 just south of Coshocton and roughly 60 miles northeast of Columbus, Ohio.

Altra is looking to become a large player in the U.S. fuel ethanol market with one plant, Altra Phoenix Bio Industries, an operational plant that the company acquired in Goshen, California. Two additional plants are under construction in Cloverdale, Indiana, and Carleton, Nebraska, and are expected to be producing ethanol by spring 2008. Additional facilities could be built in Marion, Ohio, and Boardman, Oregon. If all plants move forward as planned, Altra will have the capacity of producing more than 450 million gallons of fuel ethanol annually.

Industrial Info's Ethanol Database provides a comprehensive outline of all current development activities in the emerging alternative fuels market. This database covers 124 ethanol plants in operation and 504 plants under development. It also covers 68 operational biodiesel plants and 205 biodiesel plants under development.

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