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LQM-Lamar Ethanol Plant

11 million gallon-per-year ethanol production capacity

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Plant Facts

• Site host - Four States Feeders LP
• 11 million gallon-per-year nameplate ethanol production capacity
• Produces 91,000 tons of WDG annually, enough to feed 24,000 head
• Purchase 3.8 million bushels of grain
• 14 skilled/unskilled labor positions
• 5 acre (200K sq. Ft.) footprint
• Generates $25 million in local gross domestic product annually
• Over $25 million in capital investment
• Provides over $300,000 a year in local taxes to fund schools, hospitals, and community redevelopment
• Partnered with local growers and CSU to research the integration and utilization of locally produced crops and cellulose.

Historic Timeline

• NOV 05 - Execute permit development contract
• FEB 06 - Site LOC signed
• AUG 06 - Site survey completed
• AUG 06 - Site survey completed
• NOV 06 - Special Use Permit Granted; Execute EPC contract
• JAN 07 - Execute Civil design contract; Plant layout approved
• MAR 07 - Site lease and cross grain executed; LQM-Lamar Ethanol LLC formed
• MAY 07 - Water Use Permit Granted
• JUN 07 - Stormwater discharge permit approved, Civil construction started.
• JUL 07 - Air permit application submitted;
• FEB 08 - Air construction permit approved
• MAR 08 - Official Groundbreaking Ceremony

Plants Are Nature's Solar Arrays

Utilizing photosynthesis, leaves are nature’s own “solar cells,” and plants are nature’s “solar arrays”. By storing solar energy as sugars, bioenergy using photosynthesis offers a natural and flexible solution to energy capture than any alternative energy technology.