Description of Granite Falls Energy Llc's Business Segments

Ethanol

Ethanol is a type of alcohol produced in the U.S. principally from corn. Ethanol is ethyl alcohol, a fuel component made primarily from corn in the U.S. but can also be produced from various other grains. Ethanol is primarily used as:

an octane enhancer in fuels;

an oxygenated fuel additive that can reduce ozone and carbon monoxide vehicle emissions;

a non-petroleum-based gasoline substitute; and

as a renewable fuel to displace consumption of imported oil.

Distillers’ Grains

The principal co-product of the ethanol production process is distillers’ grains, a high protein and high-energy animal feed ingredient primarily marketed to the dairy and beef industries. Dry mill ethanol processing creates three primary forms of distillers’ grains: wet distillers’ grains, modified wet distillers’ grains, and dried distillers’ grains with solubles. Most of the distillers’ grains that we sell are in the form of dried distillers’ grains and modified/wet distillers’ grains. Modified/wet distillers’ grains are processed corn mash that has been dried to approximately 50% moisture and has a shelf life of approximately 7 days. Modified/wet distillers’ grains are often sold to nearby markets. Dried distillers’ grains with solubles are corn mash that has been dried to approximately 10% to 12% moisture. It has an almost indefinite shelf life and may be sold and shipped to any market and fed to almost all types of livestock.

Corn Oil

We also extract non-edible crude corn oil during the thin stillage evaporation process immediately prior to production of distillers’ grains. The corn oil that we produce is not food grade corn oil and therefore cannot be used for human consumption. Corn oil is used primarily as a biodiesel feedstock and as a supplement for animal feed.

Corn Syrup

Generally, GFE returns the de-oiled corn syrup into the production process adding it to the modified, or dry distillers’ grains during the drying process. However, HLBE occasionally sells excess corn syrup in liquid syrup form to livestock feeders. Excess syrup results from a plant upset, or when the amount of syrup produced during evaporation process exceeds our distillers’ grains’ dryer capacity. Corn syrup is used primarily as a feed additive to moisten dry feed stuffs such as hay.

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