Valero pulls out of stalled Mascoma wood-to-ethanol facility in Michigan

In Michigan, Valero has confirmed that it has pulled out of a proposed $232 million Mascoma second-generation facility in Kinross Charter Township. The project has received $120 million in public money for the wood-to-ethanol project. The project hasn’t yet broken ground despite construction having meant to start in 2011 with production coming online this year.