Phibro Ethanol Performance Group Joins The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association

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Minneapolis, July 7 – Phibro Animal Health Corporation’s Ethanol Performance Group has become the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association’s newest vendor member.

The Phibro Ethanol Performance Group was formed in 2007 and its portfolio comprises of antimicrobials, yeast, process cleaning products, corn oil recovery and other products aimed at boosting ethanol plant profits.

“We are pleased to welcome Phibro Ethanol Performance Group to our portfolio of members. Phibro has worked with ethanol plants in Minnesota and other parts of the country and we look forward to working closer with them,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director of the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association.

Phibro’s products include LACTROL antimicrobial, which provides effective, flexible, safe and cost-effective reduction of bacterial contamination during the alcohol fermentation process.

Phibro has a 4,100 sq ft Ethanol Performance Diagnostic Center in St Paul that performs a wide range of ethanol specific protocols with state of the art equipment that includes 15 bio-reactors.

Testing at the facility is used for diagnostic kits for an ethanol plant’s health, fermentation analysis, chemical analysis and Round Robin benchmarking.

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Photo Caption : Phibro's Ethanol Performance Diagnostic Center in St Paul

“The Phibro Ethanol Performance Group staff have engineering and science backgrounds to provide technical assistance. The average tenure of our staff in ethanol and fermentation is over a decade that collaboratively work together as a team to provide unparalleled support,” said Steve Rust, director of industry relations at Phibro Ethanol Performance Group.

Phibro Ethanol Performance Group is a division of Phibro Animal Health Corporation, serving customers worldwide through animal health & nutrition and performance products industries. It has 1,200 employees that manufacture and market over 1,200 specialty products in over 65 countries with a combined annual sales of over $692 million.

Click here to find out more about Phibro Ethanol Performance Group.