VeraSun Energy Announces Startup of Ethanol Biorefinery in Dyersville, Iowa
VeraSun Energy Corp. (NYSE: VSE), a large ethanol producer headquartered in S. Dakota, announced the startup of its 110 million gallon/year (MMGY) ethanol biorefinery located near Dyersville, Iowa. The Dyersville production facility marks the 14th VeraSun biorefinery in operation, increasing the company’s production capacity to more than 1.4 billion gallons/yr.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association said that VeraSun’s Dyersville facility (located on ~ 200 acres west of Dyersville) is the 32nd operating biorefinery in Iowa, increasing overall production capacity in the state to almost 2.5 billion gallons/yr. The Dyersville facility is VeraSun’s 5th production facility in Iowa where it is the largest ethanol producer.
The biorefinery will annually process approximately 39 million bushels of corn and produce about 350,000 tons of distillers grains for livestock feed, in addition to employing approximately 55 workers.
