GYLNDON, Minn.—Between 35 to 40 percent of the corn grown in the United States is currently going through an ethanol plant, according to, Mark Rinke, district sales manager for Syngenta, who spoke to ag media recently at their Grow More Experience site near Glyndon, Minn.
To support renewable fuels, Syngenta has developed Enogen corn enzyme technology, an in-seed innovation that enhances ethanol production and delivers alpha amylase enzyme directly in the grain.
"What Enogen does," Rinke said, "is increase the efficiency of the ethanol plant, the efficiency of the product that is going through the process of fermentation and distillation, and pays the grower for supplying the alpha amylase enzyme instead of some company wherever it's located."
One of the first ethanol plants to make use of this Enogen technology is the Tharaldson ethanol plant in Casselton, N.D.—the fifth largest ethanol plant in the U.S. However, Rinke noted, there are several other ethanol plants in Minnesota and North Dakota that are on the cusp of accepting that technology and using it.
"But, we are not at the position where we can name those plants and tell you where they are at this time," he said.
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