United Ethanol LLC to Install Whitefox ICE™ to Reduce Energy and Boost Production Capacity

The modular bolt-on membrane system will increase production rates,
improve energy and operational efficiencies and reduce cooling water load

MILTON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Ethanol LLC is to install a Whitefox ICE™ membrane system
at its plant in Milton, Wisconsin. The modular bolt-on system frees up
capacity in the distillation-dehydration section which enables the plant
to increase its annual production capacity to over 60 million gallons.
Removing process bottlenecks also reduces energy consumption and cooling
water load. The overall effect is a more efficient, easy-to-operate
plant, and a more profitable asset for United Ethanol shareholders.

David Cramer, United Ethanol President and CEO, says: “Many U.S. ethanol
plants are increasing production capacity to capitalize on market
opportunities. The Whitefox system allows us to expand and at the same
time reduce natural gas, power and cooling water usage. This helps us to
achieve our overall mission of being a low-cost producer of fuel
ethanol, enabling United Ethanol to maximize the returns for our
shareholders while providing economic benefits to our local Wisconsin
communities.”

Chad Campbell, United Ethanol COO, quickly understood the benefits of Whitefox
ICE™ after seeing a similar installation at Pine Lake Corn
Processors in Iowa: “We are looking forward to the positive impact we
expect to see from the beer column through to dehydration, as removing
the regen stream will help to eliminate our current bottlenecks and
stabilize operations. We are always keen to introduce technology
improvements and ensure we are as efficient as we can be.”

Paul Kamp, Whitefox VP of Business Development North America, added: “A Whitefox
ICE™ installation is a non-disruptive, integrated bolt-on solution
that dehydrates the recycle streams from the molecular sieves to
finished, in-spec fuel ethanol product. We are very pleased to be
working with United Ethanol and look forward to delivering a fourth
Whitefox ICE™ installation in the U.S. in 2018.”

Gillian Harrison, CEO of Whitefox says: “I was struck by the visionary
approach of United Ethanol to bring the local agri-business community
together through ethanol production. United Ethanol is an excellent
example of how the U.S. ethanol industry benefits US consumers by
producing a high-quality, low cost fuel and helps to support rural
America. We are very happy to be working together with Mr. Cramer and
his team.”

About United Ethanol

United Ethanol LLC, Milton, Wis., began operations March 2007, and
converts approximately 45,000 bushels of corn per day and currently
produces about 50,000,000 gallons of ethanol per year of undenatured
ethanol. In addition, United Ethanol produces dry distiller's grain and
modified distiller's grain, co-products of ethanol production, for use
in dairy, swine and beef production. They also recover CO2 through a
liquefaction plant and sell it for use in the food processing, beverage,
oil recovery, municipal water treatment and chemical industries. Corn
oil from United Ethanol is used in biodiesel production.

United Cooperative, headquartered at Beaver Dam, Wis., is the managing
member of United Ethanol LLC. United Cooperative is a full-service
cooperative offering feed, grain, agronomy, and energy products and
services to Wisconsin farmers and consumers.

About Whitefox

Whitefox Technologies Limited specialises in technology development and
process integration based on its advanced membrane dehydration systems.
The company focuses on efficient, integrated production, providing
process engineering know-how, as well as membrane module design. With
more than 15 years of industrial experience Whitefox Technologies
provides customers with proprietary solutions in biofuels
production. For more information, please visit www.whitefox.com.

Contacts

Whitefox
Trond Heggenhougen, +44 207-953-8408
[email protected]
or
Instinctif Partners
Meridith Bridge,
+1 212‐401‐4012
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