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Ergon BioFuels Returns to Full Ethanol Production Capacity

STREATOR, Ill. (DTN) -- Ergon BioFuels LLC, said in a news release on Monday, June 22, that its 60-million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant in Vicksburg, Mississippi, is back to full operation following a brief suspension in services to facilitate renovations and upgrades.

The plant was originally established in 2007. On Dec. 31, 2013, the facility became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ergon BioSciences, Inc., and was rebranded as Ergon Biofuels.

The installation of processing upgrades has led to increased ethanol yields and improved dried distillers' grain. Implementation of new technology, set for completion at the end of this summer, will allow for the production of corn oil, used in biodiesel.

"The improvements made to the Vicksburg facility reaffirm Ergon's commitment to producing biomass energy in Mississippi," Craig Busbea, general manager for EBF said.

Ergon, Inc. is a privately held company that operates under business segments of refining and marketing; asphalt and emulsions; transportation and terminaling; oil and gas and real estate.

(BM/AG)

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