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Alltech Pioneers Algae Research

Alltech, a leader in the industry of natural animal nutrition, opened its largest algae fermentation facility in Winchester, KY on February 23, 2011. With over $200 million of equipment including fermenters over eight stories high with a capacity of 265,000 liters, the facility is one of the largest algae production sites in the world. The main focus of the new plant is to develop algae-derived products, specifically animal nutrition. Alltech researchers are also working to perfect the process of using algae to produce diesel fuel given the expressed interest from the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense. “We aren't producing biofuels yet, we're working with strains [of algae] that have higher lipids than were expected. We are talking with the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense, they see a lot of opportunities on the biofuel side,” says Mark Coffman, Alltech.

Among the attendees of the ribbon cutting ceremony were the 60 participants from across the globe in Alltech’s first annual International Algae Conference, Algae: The Growth Platform. The conference, which was held in Lexington, KY on February 22nd, featured presentations from several of Alltech’s lead researchers on the qualities and possible uses for algae. Algae biomass is composed mostly of lipids, proteins, and starches, and the composition varies greatly depending on the strain and growth conditions. The organisms have proven useful in many products including food supplements, animal feed, pharmaceuticals, and biofuels.

Alltech's founder and President Pearse Lyons expects the algae fermentation project to increase company revenue to the $1 billion threshold by 2015.

Alltech Receives Grant of Up to $30 million for Rural Community Biorefinery 

April 19, 2008 - Alltech received a grant of up to $30 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to be used towards the establishment of its rural community biorefinery. The plant will be located in Springfield, Kentucky and is estimated to employ 93 people when operating at full capacity.