Iroquois Bio Energy Company, IBEC, is an ICM built ethanol plant located in northwest Indiana, about 80 miles southeast of Chicago. IBEC is a 40 million gallon per year nameplate plant that began operations Jan. 17, 2007. The current feedstock is solely corn from local farms which is dry milled and processed through a natural gas fired plant. IBEC’s finished products include: denatured ethanol in both E98 and E85 blends, DDGS and corn oil.
About The U.S. Grains Council
The U.S. Grains Council develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and ethanol. With full-time presence in 28 locations, the Council operates programs in more than 50 countries and the European Union. The Council believes exports are vital to global economic development and to U.S. agriculture’s profitability. Detailed information about the Council and its programs is online at www.grains.org.