POET EXTRACTS VALUE FROM EVERY KERNEL THROUGH ITS SUITE OF BIOPRODUCTS
The POETic Revolution of Sustainable Bioproducts
By Erin Branick, POET Media Specialist
Once hidden beneath green husks, the potential of the humble corn kernel can be redefined through an ingenious transformation: bioprocessing. Over 35 years ago, POET scientists and engineers, inspired by nature’s elegance, embarked on a mission to extract every ounce of potential from each kernel of corn. Through countless trials over numerous years — by testing in high-tech research labs and piloting at full-scale facilities — they have discovered the technology and processes necessary to unlock a treasure trove of bioproducts.
POET REOPENS CLOVERDALE FACILITY WITH SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
Plants of POET: A New Chapter for Cloverdale
By Andrea Van Essen
In the spring of 2022, POET announced that it would be reopening its bioprocessing facility in Cloverdale, Ind., where production had been temporarily idled several years prior. After completing facility upgrades and onboarding new team members, the plant celebrated its grand reopening on August 31, 2023.
POET IS EMPOWERING TOMORROW’S TRAILBLAZERS THROUGH ITS INTERNSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
By Erin Branick, POET Media Specialist
The POET Never Satisfied Scholarship program, established in 2016, awards $5,000 scholarships to students who are never satisfied with "good enough,” who work hard to take change into their own hands and connect with POET’s mission to create a brighter future. POET receives thousands of applications from some of the best and brightest young minds from across the country each year, from private colleges to state schools to Ivy League universities.
IN 25 YEARS WITH POET, INNOVATOR STEVE LEWIS HAS LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON MODERN BIOPROCESSING
By Darrell Boone
How did a scientist who just received one of engineering’s highest honors for his work in industrial biotechnology choose that particular career path? Steve Lewis, POET Vice President of Innovation, grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and credits his dad, Bill “Popcorn” Lewis, and his uncle, John Schmidt, with stimulating his interest in biotechnology. Lewis described his dad as an “armchair ecologist” who owned a cabin in southern Ohio. His uncle, National Tree Farmer of the Year in 1990, owned a tree farm nearby, sold timber, and produced maple syrup.
Congressman Brad Finstad: Champion for Ag and Biofuels
By Matt Ward, POET Government Affairs Manager
Congressman Brad Finstad represents Minnesota’s 1st District, which includes POET Bioprocessing – Preston, Glenville, and Lake Crystal. He is a Freshman Congressman who has been an ardent supporter of biofuels since arriving on Capitol Hill. We recently sat down with Rep. Finstad to discuss the importance of biofuels.
COLUMNS
Mechanics CornerBe Proactive to Protect Your Engine
Russ Evans, Under the Hood Radio Show Host and Mechanic
Farm Fresh
How Does Carbon Capture Benefit Local Economies?
By Joe Heinrich, Executive Director of the Smart Carbon Network
Out of Left Field
Smoother Roads Ahead
By Scott Johnson, A Thinker of Thoughts (and POET Data Systems Administrator)
In Sight
Embracing the Low-Carbon Future
By Jeff Broin, Founder and CEO of POET
DEPARTMENTS
POET PACCongressman Brad Finstad: Champion for Ag and Biofuels
By Matt Ward, POET Government Affairs Manager
Policy Corner
Freedom to Fuel
By Matt Ward, POET Government Affairs Manager
People of POET
Humble Brilliance
By Darrell Boone
FOCUS ON E15
Year-Round E15: A Battle on Multiple FrontsBy Matt Ward, POET Government Affairs Manager
In Sight
E15: America’s Fuel
By Jeff Broin, Founder and CEO of POET
President Biden Announces Summertime E15 at POET Bioprocessing – Menlo
By Matt Merritt
Mechanics Corner
A Modern Match: Older Vehicles and E15
by Russ Evans, Under the Hood Radio Show Host and Mechanic
