Ethanol plant development stalls in Missouri as no new plants proposed, three approved yet to start construction

In Missouri, ethanol plant development has slowed to a standstill, indicative of a national trend, according to the state’s Department of Natural Resources. After boom conditions in recent years, no new plants have submitted new or revised permit applications since July, and of three plants that had previously received construction permits, none have proceeded to begin construction. The approved but not as-yet-built plants are Bootheel Agri-Energy, Renewable Power of Missouri and Ethanex.

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