Abengoa Restarts New Mexico Ethanol Plant

Abengoa Bioenergy formally announced the restart of its Portales, N.M., ethanol plant on January 13. The facility, which is the only commercial-scale ethanol plant in New Mexico, is located in the Portales Industrial Park and is designed to produce up to 30 million gallons per year of fuel ethanol, produced primarily from sorghum grown on the High Plains of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.

The announcement quoted Javier Salgado, president and CEO of Abengoa Bioenergy, as saying that the Portales plant became viable again due to more favorable market conditions, supported by an increasing demand scenario. Recent legislative and administrative actions supporting the industry and expanding ethanol blend levels are also expected to have a positive impact. "Abengoa is a worldwide leader in sustainable fuel technologies and we are proud to have our operations up and running again in Portales," Salgado added.

source: ethanolmarket