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FHR to Begin Building Ethanol Terminal in Texas this Month

OAKHURST, N.J. (DTN) -- Flint Hill Resources on Thursday, Jan. 21, announced it is moving forward with a project to build its first ethanol terminal in Texas, with construction set to begin this month. The terminal is expected to be operational by December.

According to a news release, the terminal will include a rail spur, two storage tanks, a truck-loading rack, water storage and an operations building. Over a hundred contractors will be employed for construction of the state-of-the-art facility.

"Buda is an efficient distribution hub to our existing Texas fuel terminals and this centralized location will enable us to meet the ethanol demands of our customers throughout Central and South Texas," said Nathan Brubaker, Texas marketing general manager for Flint Hills Resources.

FHR owns and operates refined products terminals in San Antonio, Bastrop, Austin, Mustang Ridge, Waco, Corpus Christi and Euless, Texas. It also has refined products terminals in Iowa, Wisconsin, Alaska, and Minnesota.

FHR has been blending ethanol since the 1990s and entered ethanol production in 2010 with the purchase of two plants in Iowa. The company currently has seven ethanol production plants located in Iowa, Nebraska, and Georgia.

(BM/AG)

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