Al-Corn Clean Fuel celebrates 1B gallons of ethanol

In Minnesota, after 24 years of operations, Al-Corn Clean Fuel produced its one-billionth gallon of ethanol, marking the latest milestone in Al-Corn’s history and a demonstrative achievement of the ingenuity and resilience of their team, their facility and their positive impact on the ethanol industry as a whole.

In 1994, a group of farmers in the Claremont, MN area had a discussion about the volatility of the grain market over coffee. One of the younger farmers responded with the game-changing question: “Why don’t we do something about it?” The resulting conversation focused on identifying and pursuing potential solutions to depressed corn prices. After months of research, those involved in what started as casual conversation had become the shareholders of a new corn ethanol facility. They broke ground on the property in 1995 after fundraising in their community with plans to build a 10-million-gallon facility and a stable market for local corn growers.

Read more about their story here.