Mike Kandris, CEO of Pacific Ethanol, provided an update on the company’s efforts to realign its business around specialty alcohols and essential ingredients during a third quarter earning call, held Nov. 10, reports Ethanol Producer Magazine.
According to Kandris, Pacific Ethanol is finalizing the refurbishment of its existing grain neutral spirit (GNS) system located at its wet mill in Pekin, IL. Once complete, the upgrade will boost production of the company’s highest quality alcohol product by 30 MMgy.
By the end of the year, Pacific Ethanol expects to have 140 MMgy of capacity in place to produce specialty alcohol, the majority of which will meet or exceed USP specifications.
Read the full report here.
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