ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 10, 2012--
Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), a leading renewable chemicals and
next-generation biofuels company, reported today on the progress being
made at its Luverne, Minn. facility.
“We are pleased with the progress to date in our initial startup
campaign,” said CEO Patrick Gruber, Ph.D. “We’ve shown that we can
successfully ferment isobutanol in large (250,000 gallon) commercial
fermenters, isolate the product and get it into tanks and railcars. The
learnings gained in achieving this milestone are enormous and further
derisk our technology. I have to give credit to our team at Luverne,
including our employees, the ICM team and all of our contractors for
their hard work in overcoming so many obstacles to get this far in such
a short period of time.”
“The initial isobutanol we produced is what we'd expect from startup. We
will use some of the isobutanol produced at Luverne to further shake
down our finishing systems. We will also prepare some isobutanol for
shipment to customers such as Sasol or others.”
“As previously described, we plan to be in the start-up/learning mode of
operation most of 2012. We still have a lot of work to do: improve plant
reliability, improve yields, improve throughput and improve quality.
With any new technology there is a lot to learn. We have made great
progress so far, and I expect our team to continue to deliver – knocking
down issues as they arise.”
About Gevo
Gevo is converting existing ethanol plants into biorefineries to make
renewable building block products for the chemical and fuel industries.
The Company plans to convert renewable raw materials into isobutanol and
renewable hydrocarbons that can be directly integrated on a “drop in”
basis into existing chemical and fuel products to deliver environmental
and economic benefits. Gevo is committed to a sustainable biobased
economy that meets society’s needs for plentiful food and clean air and
water. For more information, visit www.gevo.com
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to the business of Gevo in general, see the risk disclosures in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Gevo for the year ended December 31, 2011,
as amended, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other
filings made with the SEC by Gevo.

Source: Gevo, Inc.
Gevo, Inc.
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