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EIA: US fuel ethanol production capacity continues to increase

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Total listed, or nameplate capacity, of operable ethanol plants increased by 5%—more than 700 million gallons per year—between January 2017 and January 2018. billion gallons per year at the beginning of 2018 (967,000 b/d), an increase of 5%—more than 650 million gallons per year—between January 2017 and January 2018.

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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This edition of the Annual Highway Report uses state-submitted highway data from 2016, the most recent year with complete figures currently available, along with traffic congestion and bridge data from 2017. Overall Rankings, 24 th Annual Highway Report.

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Alcoa opens world’s largest Aluminum-Lithium plant in Indiana

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Aircraft manufacturers are increasingly turning to lighter and stronger aluminum-lithium alloys, which are less expensive than titanium and composites and enable better fuel efficiency and lower maintenance costs. Already, Alcoa has contracted $100 million in aluminum-lithium revenues for 2017.

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