Pacific Ethanol

Pacific ethanol is looking to dominate the West Coast.

Pacific ethanol is a west coast base company that is focused on the production of biofuels, one of their main aims is to corner the market on green fuels. Their emphasis is on the manufacture of corn-based clean burning fuels that reduce pollution and help the environment. They've been manufacturing biofuels for over 20 years, which makes them one of the most experienced manufacturers and puts them in a good position to meet the demands for alternative fuels.

Pacific ethanol is a company that wants to create a good relationship with the local people in the area, and it's manufacturing plants helps to do this by creating new jobs for the local community. Pacific ethanol also helps the environment by producing clean burning biofuels that reduce air pollution.

A gasoline and ethanol blend would comply with clean air regulations:

Ethanol demand in the United States has increased , this is mainly due to the ban on Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether , which was added to gas to increase octane levels. Pacific ethanol realizes that ethanol is the only viable addictive that will ensure compliance with state and federal clean air regulations.

Pacific ethanol as two production plant's that are situated in the following location, one is in the San Joaquin Valley which is a part of the Californian farming belt, this plant covers the West Coast ethanol requirements. The other manufacturing plant is situated in Oregon, and supplies the Pacific Northwest of the country. Pacific ethanol not only sells ethanol, but also sells other byproducts, although the focus is on corn based biofuels. The ethanol produced is used for many things such as a complete fuel, a fuel additive, and even a part of hydrogen fuel cells. The company is looking to expand and is thinking about building a larger production plant that would have a 420,000,000 gallon capability.

Pacific ethanol has purchased and built a state-of-the-art storage, processing and grain receiving facility that as two rail loops that enable the loading and unloading of 164 rail cars at any one time. It can also store up to 50,000 tons of grain, and as a fully automated feed mill. This facility covers a total of 137 acres of land in Madera, California.