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Valero Renewables-Bloomingburg is located near Bloomingburg, Ohio, about 40 miles southwest of Columbus. The bio-refinery sits on approximately 65 acres and started ethanol production in March 2008. The facility uses a dry-grind production method and state-of-the-art technology to maintain industry-leading standards in production, safety, product quality and environmental stewardship. The Bloomingburg plant annually processes nearly 43 million bushels of corn into 120 million gallons of denatured ethanol and 370,000 tons of distillers grains co-products. The bio-refinery has a nameplate capacity of 110 million gallons of ethanol per year and employs approximately 60 full-time personnel.
The entire kernel of corn is converted to ethanol or distillers grains. Ethanol is an environmentally friendly, high-octane renewable fuel produced by fermenting converted corn starch with yeast. It is used as a blending agent with gasoline. Distillers grains are the co-product left after the ethanol is removed from fermented corn mash, and are sold as a valuable livestock feed. Distillers grains are high in protein, fat, vitamins and minerals, making an excellent feed supplement for beef and dairy cattle, swine and poultry. The Bloomingburg plant markets both dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and modified (or wet) distillers grains with solubles (MDGS).
The plant timeline:
- October 2002 – Plans for the plant conceived
- April 2005 – Land purchased for the facility
- June 2005 – Plans announced for construction
- January 2006 – Groundbreaking ceremony held
- August 2006 – Construction began
- July 2007 – Owner ASAlliances Biofuels Inc. sold site to VeraSun Energy Corp.
- March 2008 – VeraSun completed construction and began production
- January 2010 – Valero Renewables acquired plant
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- Recognized by the United Way of Fayette County for its United Way campaign, through press releases to local newspapers and other community recognition
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- Employees pledged more than $10,000 to United Way, with company match projected to bring total plant contribution to approximately $15,000 for 2011
- Distributed $25,000 to area children’s charities from the Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children Golf Classic, including Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Make A Wish Foundation, Fayette County Family YMCA, Ohio Brotherhood of the Junglecock, and South Central Ohio Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Held several volunteer events in 2010, logging more than 530 employee and family hours, for work on two Habitat for Humanity houses; United Way Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive; BBQ & Boogie Festival; Pelotonia: Bicycle Ride to End Cancer; Mitchell Park Clean-up; Big Brothers Big Sisters; and a Holiday Food Collection Drive in which employees donated $1,000 toward food for 10 food pantries
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To Purchase Distillers Grains
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