Suncor Energy Products said Monday its St. Clair Ethanol Plant is now in production, and has an expected production volume of 200 million liters per year, making it the largest ethanol production facility in Canada.
The plant has 38 full-time employees and will provide opportunities for the local suppliers and service providers, namely the agricultural sector. The St. Clair facility is expected to use 20 million bushels of corn, its primary feedstock, per year.
According to Suncor, studies have shown that the use of the corn-based ethanol in their fuel has the same affect as removing more than 20,000 cars from Ontario’s roads.