Spotty Times for Ethanol: Not All Plants at Full Capacity

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Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:55 PM

(Source: American News (Aberdeen, S.D.))By Russ Keen, American News, Aberdeen, S.D.
Feb. 15--About 20 percent of the ethanol industry that helps keep vehicles zipping along the nation's highways has shifted to low gear, including some plants in South Dakota, a local ethanol leader said.

Everyone in the industry is feeling the squeeze of the economy, said Bill Paulsen of Aberdeen; chairman of the board of South Dakota Ethanol Producers Association and vice president of operations for Advanced Bioenergy, which owns Heartland Grain Fuels, an ethanol plant in Aberdeen.

Some plants are faring better than others, however.

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