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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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POET-DSM claims cellulosic biofuel breakthrough with new pretreatment system for increased production

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POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels says it has achieved a major breakthrough in cellulosic biofuels production at its Project LIBERTY plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa. POET-DSM said that 2017 has been a year of rapid progress in Emmetsburg: Solved the challenge of pretreatment. Earlier post.) Project LIBERTY is now running pretreatment at 80% uptime.

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Alcoa investing $190M at Davenport Works to expand aerospace, industrial offerings; support for larger composite wings

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Alcoa will invest $190 million at its Davenport Works, Iowa, facility to expand its product offerings in the aerospace and industrial markets. Alcoa is installing manufacturing technology to enhance the performance of thick aluminum and aluminum-lithium plate in various applications, including wing ribs and fuselage frames.

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USDA to invest up to $100M to boost infrastructure for renewable fuel use; seeks to double number of higher blend ethanol fuel pumps

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This new USDA partnership will help support the installation of fuel pumps capable of supplying higher blends of renewable fuel by partnering with states to fund innovative, public-private partnerships to test more comprehensive approaches to marketing such blends.

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Alcoa completes acquisition of RTI International Metals, expands titanium capabilities

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Projections for 2016 and 2017 sales growth have nearly doubled to 8 and 13%, from 4 to 5% and 6%, respectively, showing the ongoing strength of the sector. In addition, the Company announced plans to install advanced aerospace plate manufacturing capabilities in Iowa.