Enogen Fuel Footprint Expands

Enogen^® corn enzyme technology, an in-seed innovation from Syngenta designed to enhance ethanol production, is rapidly gaining popularity among ethanol producers, including Nebraska-based Green Plains, which recently signed an agreement to use Enogen corn at all 17 of its ethanol plants.

“We have been using Enogen corn at a number of our locations for several years and have noted significant benefits, including enhanced yield and reduced energy costs,” says Todd Becker, president and CEO of Green Plains. “Expanding those benefits throughout our entire ethanol platform, while investing locally, creates value for our growers and the communities where we operate.”

Green Plains purchases more than 500 million bushels of corn each year with a combined annual production capacity of about 1.5 billion gallons.

“We have been using Enogen corn at a number of our locations for several years and have noted significant benefits, including enhanced yield and reduced energy costs.”

CHS Inc. has also signed an agreement to use Enogen corn in its ethanol production process. As one of the nation’s largest suppliers of ethanol-enhanced gasoline, CHS will use the corn enzyme technology at its 130-million-gallon Rochelle, Illinois, facility.

“CHS is focused on helping its farmer-owners grow,” says Mike Van Houten, CHS Rochelle facility manager. “The Enogen program provides benefits for our plant, but is also a big win for our local community with the premium to be paid on every bushel of Enogen corn brought to us.” Several million dollars in premiums are expected to be paid annually to growers raising Enogen corn locally for the CHS ethanol plant in Rochelle.

As new plants come on board, Syngenta expects ethanol produced with Enogen corn to total approximately 2.5 billion gallons in 2018.

For more information about Enogen corn hybrids, contact a Golden Harvest^® Seed Advisor or NK^® retailer.