Industry Supporters

Partners Making the Difference

The following partners have provided services, support and donations without which the facility could not operate.

• ABB – donated control system back up modules
• ADM – provides samples, methods, technical support, equipment and pilot plant engineering Alltech – Provides yeast nutrient
• Alvey Ag – donates use of heavy equipment, transport and material processing
• Biorefining Magazine – provides frequent updates on the facility and educational materials
• Bliss Industries – provides on-site technical support and service
• Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin – donated Trademark filing services and support
• Brase Farms – donated large transport equipment
• Broin Industries – provides samples, methods, technical support
• Centrisys – donated maintenance and technical support
• Commodity Specialists – provides technical services
• Elementar – provides technical support
• Emerson Process Management – donated computer hardware and software for predictive models, provides technical expertise and support
• Ethanol Producer Magazine – provides frequent updates on the facility and provides educational materials; Ran DDGS survey
• Feedstuffs – provides educational materials
• Foss Instruments – provides demonstration equipment
• Genencor – provides enzyme for all pilot plant processing, provided plant start up team and frequently donates equipment and supplies
• ICM – provided start up team
• Illinois Corn Marketing Board – donated an E85 van, NIR instrumentation, provides marketing support
• Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity – in addition to construction funding, has provided significant grant seed funding that has assisted the ability of the Center to secure national grants, technical support
• Joe Tauser and Associates – donated technical services and support
• Land O’Lakes – donates technical services and support
• Larry Kanfer Studios – loaned all of the photography in the facility
• LeSaffre – provides yeast for all pilot plant processing, training and supplies
• Lightnin Mixer – donated equipment and technical support
• Lubrizol – donates all lubricants and surfactants
• Mettler Toledo – provides demonstration equipment
• Minnesota West Technical Community College – donated plant technical training
• Monsanto – provides NIR calibration and corn
• NABC– provides yeast and yeast nutrient for all pilot plant processing
• National Corn Growers Association – donates educational materials
• National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition – donates educational materials
• Neogen – provides mycotoxin kits for mold analysis of corn
• Nestle Purina – provides technical support
• Northeast Missouri Grain – provides samples, methods, in plant training
• Novozymes – provides enzyme for all pilot plant processing and educational materials
• Novus International – provides digestibility assay
• Pfizer – donated laboratory equipment and supplies
• Pioneer International Hybrids – donates NIR instrumentation, calibration and corn
• Romer Laboratories – donated Laboratory Grain Mill
• Royster Clark – provides storage and supplies
• Sci-Tec Instruments – donated equipment and testing
• Siemens Energy and Automation - provided equipment, software and on-site simulation training to help validate technologies to enhance the economics and sustainability of renewable fuel production.
• Siliker Labs – donated equipment
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale – donated graduate student time
• Thompson Dehydrating – provides technical support
• TSA Associates - donated technical services and support
• USDA National Center for Agricultural Utilization; Peoria – technical support
• US Filter – provided technical support
• Washington University – donates technical oversight on grants
• Waste Management Research Center - donated technical support