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DATA POINT
Fueling a Better Future
Since 2005, when the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandated that petroleumbased transportation fuel include targeted volumes of renewable fuels, the results
have been very positive. Ethanol has helped America achieve greater energy
independence and reduce greenhouse emissions. Syngenta has developed
innovative corn seed that takes these gains a step further; its Enogen® corn enzyme
technology benefits ethanol plants, corn growers and America’s rural communities.
Enogen Benefits Growers
40¢
Enogen Boosts Bottom Line8
In a 100-million gallon plant, Enogen
corn can help save:
average premium per bushel
available to growers
Approximately $25 million in added revenue for local growers
is expected in 2016 through per-bushel premiums.
RFS Contributes to the U.S. Economy1
852,056 $184.5 $46.2
jobs created, directly
and indirectly
billion in economic
output
billion in wages
Byproducts Create Feed and Fuel
1.5 pounds of corn oil can be extracted from every
bushel, which can be used as a biodiesel feedstock.2
33% of every bushel
of corn processed by
an ethanol plant
returns to the animal
feed market.3
39 million metric
tons of animal feed
were produced as a
byproduct of the ethanol
process in 2014.4
Enogen Supports Communities, the Environment
18
U.S. ethanol plants in
7 states using Enogen
1.3
billion gallon
ethanol capacity
350
106
68
10
billion Btu of
natural gas
million pounds of
CO2 emissions
million gallons
of water
million kilowatt
hours of electricity
cellerate™ enhances sustainability:
Process Converts Corn Kernel Fiber
6% more ethanol can be produced from the
same bushel of corn using Cellerate process technology, which has the potential to add 2 billion
gallons of cellulosic ethanol across the industry.6
97%
of gasoline today
is blended with
ethanol.9
Ethanol Fights Climate Change
Ethanol Production Expands
14.3 billion gallons of ethanol were produced
in 2014, more than 3 times the total in 2005.5
ILLUSTRATION: ALAN KIKUCHI
589
= 124
million metric tons of carbon
emissions eliminated
million cars’ worth of emissions
removed from the road since 20057
1. Fuels America, www.fuelsamerica.org.
2. USDA, www.usda.gov.
3. “Pocket Guide to Ethanol 2015,” Renewable Fuels Association.
4. “Pocket Guide to Ethanol 2015,” Renewable Fuels Association.
5. “Pocket Guide to Ethanol 2015,” Renewable Fuels Association.
6. Quad County Corn Processors, www.quad-county.com.
7. Biotechnology Industry Organization, www.bio.org.
8. Savings calculated based on Enogen trial and commercial
results at Midwest ethanol plants.
9. “Pocket Guide to Ethanol 2015,” Renewable Fuels
Association.
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