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POET Bioprocessing - Marion

Helping to Fuel a Comeback

POET Biorefining – Marion has played a role in the transformation of a once-proud Ohio manufacturing powerhouse to a more diversified economy.
July 10, 2012
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Kindles in the Cow Pasture

POET uses e-readers to keep feed research at customers’ fingertips
July 10, 2012
Spring 2012 Issue
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The Ethanol Swap

Ethanol shipments in 2011 crossed at sea as regulations caused ethanol producers in Brazil and the U.S. to trade in each other’s markets.
July 10, 2012
Spring 2012 Issue
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Thriving on the Edge of the Cornbelt

Dispelling early fears, the location of POET’s Laddonia, Missouri biorefinery has turned out to be an unexpected blessing.
July 10, 2012
Spring 2012 Issue
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Who is DSM?

July 10, 2012
Spring 2012 Issue
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All sides win

When POET started separating corn oil during the ethanol process, it also created the ability to offer a variety of fat levels in their DDGS products offering customers the unique option to choose their level.
January 10, 2012
Winter 2012 Issue
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Big Oil vs. Agriculture

My experience in ethanol production started on the farm. My father held to the conviction that good farmland should be put to good use. He didn’t like being paid by the government for “set-aside acres.” He wanted to turn corn into a higher-value product like energy. So he did just that. Our family built a small ethanol plant to make clean-burning fuel.
January 10, 2012
Winter 2012 Issue
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Big Picture Outlook

An event that rocked the nation threw this finance expert’s life into perspective.
January 10, 2012
Winter 2012 Issue
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