New travel center offering ethanol blends coming to Whitestown

WHITESTOWN, Ind. — Indiana Corn Marketing Council participated in a groundbreaking ceremony at Wally’s Travel Center in Whitestown, which will sell Unleaded 88, a 15% blend of ethanol.

“Half of the corn crop in Indiana goes toward ethanol production, so it’s a huge win for Indiana corn farmers,” said Helena Jette, biofuels director at ICMC, of the Aug 16 event.

Indiana’s ethanol industry by the numbers:

• 90 — gas stations offering E15.

• 288 — gas stations offering E85.

• 41,498 — full-time employees supported by ethanol production.

• 1.1 million — metric tons of avoided CO2 emission.

• 3.8 million — tons of distillers grains.

• 1.4 billion — gallons of ethanol.

• $3 billion — ethanol’s positive impact on household incomes.

• $3.7 billion — value of ethanol and distillers grains production.

• 43% — corn used for ethanol production.

There are 15 Indiana biorefineries, according to the Renewable Fuels Association:

• Cardinal Ethanol LLC — Union City.

• CIE — Marion.

• Grain Processing Corp. — Washington.

• Green Plains Mount Vernon LLC — Mount Vernon.

• Iroquois Bio-Energy Co. — Rensselaer.

• POET Biorefining — Alexandria.

• POET Biorefining — Cloverdale.

• POET Biorefining — North Manchester.

• POET Biorefining — Portland.

• POET Biorefining — Shelbyville.

• The Andersons Clymers Ethanol LLC — Logansport.

• Valero Renewable Fuels Co. — Bluffton.

• Valero Renewable Fuels Co. — Linden.

• Valero Renewable Fuels Co. — Mt. Vernon.

• VERBIO North America Corp. — South Bend.