In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. has entered into a joint development agreement with Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) to measure, report and verify carbon intensity (CI) through the entire value chain, inclusive of climate-smart agriculture practices to lower the carbon footprint of SIRE’s product portfolio. Utilizing the Verity Tracking platform under Gevo’s newly created Verity Carbon […]
In Iowa, Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy announced the recent expansion of its credit facility and purchase of membership units. As previously reported, effective November 8, 2019, the Company entered into amendments to its credit facility with Farm Credit Services of America, FLCA and CoBank, ACB as cash management provider and agent. Under the revised Credit […]
In Minnesota, Syngenta announced that it has signed a commercial agreement with Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy(SIRE) to begin using Enogen corn enzyme technology at its Council Bluffs, Iowa, ethanol production facility following the 2015 harvest. SIRE is the third Iowa plant to sign such an agreement. SIRE is located on 275 acres in Council Bluffs, Iowa, operating a […]
In Iowa, Corn Oil ONE has broken ground for its new distillers corn oil facility in Council Bluffs, to be collocated with a Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy ethanol plant. The plant will purify constituents out of distillers corn oil with a patent-pending process. The purified product will “improve the efficiency, efficacy and economics of biodiesel […]
In Washington, Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) has joined the Renewable Fuels Association. Bob Dinneen, President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association praised SIRE, commenting, “We know that SIRE will be a strong ally in the fight to protect the Renewable Fuel Standard, a program that is revitalizing rural communities, increasing household income and […]
In Iowa, Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy announced their Q1 FY2013 results, posting a net loss of $8M, compared to a net profit of $8M in Q1 of FY2012. Cash flow totaled just over $1M. Brian Cahill, SIRE’s General Manager and CEO, stated, “Our first quarter in Fiscal 2013 reflects the continuing margin compression resulting from […]
