Background Information and Contacts for

Proposed Ohio Ethanol Facilities as of March 2004

Dwayne Siekman, Executive Director,

Ohio Corn Growers Association

Northwest Ethanol

This farmer led group is one of the original projects that sprouted up from the study conducted by the Ohio Corn Marketing Program.

•  The plant will be strategically located in northwest Ohio, providing additional outlets for

   grain grown in the local Ohio market.

-   Specific site to be located near Hicksville, Defiance County.

•  The grain processing plant will produce ethanol, high protein animal feed and CO2. There

    is an active and existing market for all three products in Ohio and surrounding states.

-   The NWE Development, LLC plant will convert as much as 20 million  

     bushels of corn annually into well over 50 million gallons of ethanol.

-   Corn usage in this facility will expand existing markets for corn in the

    region.   

•  This size plant will put NWE Development, LLC in the top 15 of the over 70 ethanol plants 

    in the country, but will be far short of reaching the anticipated ethanol demand of the north-

    east.

•  NWE Development, LLC will essentially be the most eastern ethanol facility making it 

    ideally situated to serve the significant ethanol demand of Ohio and the Northeast. This

    increased market demand is a result of the national movement to more environmentally

    sound oxygen and octane additives.

•  Dried distillers grain is a high quality; high protein feed ingredient that has strong demand

    in the dairy and other livestock industries.  

NWE Development, LLC will create 35 to 40 skilled jobs and will add over $85 million per year direct revenue to the local economy, plus the expected revenue enhancement as this money generates more trade in the Ohio area.

Contact: Jim Stewart - jimstewart@northwestethanol.com

www.northwestethanol.com

Farmers Ethanol

Mission Statement: To create an economically sustainable, socially beneficial, environmentally responsible agricultural development in rural Ohio that uses an integrated approach to resource management for the economic and social betterment of Ohio's farmers, rural communities, and citizens.

•  Will produce Ethanol from Corn (15 million gallon plants)

•  Utilize state-of-the-art technology to develop innovative revenue streams, and build for the

    long-term versus lowest cost components.

•  Optimize co-product value:

-   capture, process and sell all CO2.

-   de-germ corn prior to fermentation to get corn oil   as a revenue stream.

-   produce high quality distiller's grains that have value in multiple animal

    species as a high-protein, high-fiber feed ingredient.

•  Build completely covered feedlot and dairy facilities to:

-   generate animal and milk revenue streams.

-   utilize distiller's grains to add value to Ohio cattle.

-   protect and preserve our environment by keeping rain and surface water

    separate from animal waste.

-   Complete management of urine, manure and rain water

•  Use patented anaerobic digester fermentation technology

-   to capture animal waste and produce biogas methane

-   liquid N-P-K fertilizer stream,

-   clean recyclable water,

-   nearly pathogen free biomass fiber which resembles peat moss

-   Renewable methane gas for “green” electrical energy output

Greater Ohio Ethanol

•  Exploit Ohio's unique advantages

-    Geographic advantage serving the emerging east coast demand

-    Leverage Ohio's Brownfield sites and city tax incentives

-    Superior transportation and other infrastructure

•  Multi-plant business plan strategy

-    Seven plants, Start in Ohio à expand out

- 40-5- million gallon plants

•  Become one of the most profitable producers of Ethanol

- Low cost production methods

•  Focus on Ethanol as profitable fuel source

-   Hedging strategy to minimize risks

-    High quality, high value by-products

Multi-plant strategy

• Better economies of scale

•  Leveraged building and marketing contracts

•  Maximize return on investment over time

Contact: Greg Kruger, greg.kruger@go-ethanol.com

www.go-ethanol.com

West Central Ohio

WCO has been concentrated on the development of a 100 million gallon wet mill facility. Reports two weeks ago indicated that the Preble, Darke or Mercer counties were potential locations for this facility. Still very early in the process for WCO. Indications are that they envision this to be a facility that is majority owned by farmers.

Nordic Energy

Announced a 50 million gallon dry mill ethanol facility in Coshocton. Information has not been made available other than recent press releases. For more information please contact:

http://www.nordicelectric.com/biofuels/index.html

Ohio Department of Development: Don Clark
Phone: (614) 466-5188 or (800) 848-1300
dclark@odod.state.oh.us