At POET, we're rewriting the future by finding innovative ways to harness agriculture’s ability to produce practical solutions to universal challenges with our ever-expanding suite of American-made, plant-based bioproducts.
Bioethanol
An American-made, plant-based fuel that reduces dependence on oil and supports healthy grain markets across the corn belt
As the world leader in bioethanol production, POET has been harnessing the potential of agriculture and the promise of biotechnology to lead the Renewable Revolution for four decades.
Just as a poet turns ordinary words into extraordinary prose, we work every day to utilize the simple gifts God has provided — the sun, the soil, and the seed — to cultivate a better world for generations to come.
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Science
Raw-starch hydrolysis
POET's patented raw-starch hydrolysis bioethanol production process (BPX).
2004
year BPX was created
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Facility design
POET provides full process bioethanol facility design solutions that optimize performance, efficiency, and sustainability.
31
bioethanol sites designed by POET
PRODUCTS
Fossil fuel alternatives
POET develops plant-based alternatives to petroleum products. We believe that everything you can make from a barrel of oil, you can make from a bushel of corn.
13+
number of bioproducts POET produces
10%
reduction in logistics emissions
GRAIN
Supporting agriculture
We create reliable, value-added markets for local agricultural products.
7%
U.S. corn supply purchased by POET
30,000+
local farmers partnered nationwide
Locations
The communities we call home
POET has 35 bioprocessing facilities across nine U.S. states.