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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by beaulieu [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by up829 Small ethanol plants are popping up like wildflowers as venture capitalists see a great investment opportunity, but in terms of volume, ADM is by far the dominant player and also has the resources and political clout to build large scale plants and a distribution network. [/quote] As well as the other large agribusiness companies like Cargill, Lyle & Tate, etc. There are a lot of smaller Ethanol producers but they are finding it better to market their product through ADM or Cargill as the lack marketing leverage with the major Oil Companies like ExxonMobil. [quote]QUOTE: Ethanol may run into some of the same problems as MBTE. Wisconsin has already or is the process of outlawing E10 outside of the Milwaukee air quality region due to concerns about what it will do to the states many fresh water lakes. It was also causing major problems in boats with molded-in fiberglass gas tanks and that may become an issue in other states with large numbers of registered boats. [/quote] Still selling E10 here in the NW part of Wisconsin as of a few hours ago, John Beaulieu [/quote] I spoke too soon. An E10 ban did not pass, however the statewide E10 mandate was defeated in the state Senate. In south central Wisconsin, name brand regular has been labeled 'Up to E10', but has typically been E5 likely due to the demands of Milwaukee metro, while Mid grade and Premium in the area have not contained Ethanol and that will continue, at least for the time being. The 2 gas docks and one marina I'm familiar with sell Ethanol-free 89 octane midgrade or both midgrade and premium. There's some additional information at the following state Senator's site. There was also some on the DNR site, but I am unable to find it. http://www.widigest.com/html/lazich_042806.htm Regarding ADM, perhaps it was the distribution network being refered to, but the new CEO in a very recent interview on CNBC claimed an 80% market share.
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