POET opens its Marion biorefinery expansion boosting production by 80 million gallons

In Ohio, POET Biorefining – Marion opened an 80-million gallon expansion Wednesday at a celebration that included area farmers, community members and state officials.

With this expansion in place, POET Biorefining Marion now has an annual capacity of 150 million gallons of clean-burning biofuel and 360,000 tons of high-protein animal feed per year. New production from this facility adds 26 million bushels of annual corn demand for area farmers at a time when agriculture faces serious economic challenges. The $120 million project also added 225 temporary jobs throughout the course of its construction.