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Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt and GreenField Ethanol open Canada's largest ethanol production plant

Johnstown plant to produce up to 200 million litres of clean fuel each year

JOHNSTOWN - (September 9) - Today, Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt attended the grand opening of GreenField Ethanol's new plant in Johnstown, Ontario, which is expected to produce up to 200 million litres of ethanol each year.

GreenField Ethanol is Canada's leading ethanol producer, and the Johnstown facility (shown), the largest of its kind in Canada, will potentially grow the local economy by more than $200 million, directly benefiting the Johnstown area farmers producing the corn needed to create ethanol.

"Ethanol is clean, efficient and renewable, making it an important alternate fuel option," said Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt. "The Government of Canada's investment of up to $117.5 million in this facility demonstrates our commitment to help create and sustain local jobs and economic opportunities while creating a healthier environment for all Canadians."

"With the new Johnstown plant, GreenField Ethanol continues to broaden Canadians' fuel choices," said Greenfield Ethanol Chairman and Founder Kenneth Field. "It is a significant step for ethanol adoption and, in turn, greenhouse gas reduction. And because it's made in Canada, it reduces our dependence on foreign produced oil while creating much needed jobs, making this plant opening a win-win for all Canadians."

Ethanol is commercially produced from renewable agriculture crops such as surplus corn and has a strong future in Canada.

In fact, the federal government has mandated gasoline to contain an average of five percent ethanol by 2010.

This is significant, because the National Resources Canada's GH Genius model shows that corn ethanol, when blended with gasoline for transportation fuel, reduces greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by up to 40 percent compared to gasoline.

The gasoline shift in 2010 will be equivalent to removing one million cars from Canada's roads every year.

GreenField Ethanol is currently leading in the research and development of next generation cellulosic ethanol. Cellulosic ethanol has the potential to reduce GHGs by up to 87 percent according to the US Department of Energy's GREET model.

About GreenField Ethanol

GreenField Ethanol Inc. is Canada's leading ethanol producer.

The company produces more than 500 million litres a year of fuel ethanol at its plants in Johnstown, Chatham and Tiverton, Ontario and Varennes, Quebec.

GreenField's ethanol is available at more than 1,300 gas stations across Canada.

Ethanol projects in development include Hensall, Ontario; the development of biochemical process technology to produce cellulosic ethanol at its state of the art research facilities in Chatham, Ontario; and a development partnership with Enerkem Inc. to build thermochemical cellulosic ethanol plants.

For more information, visit www.greenfieldethanol.com.

About Ethanol

Ethanol is a renewable transportation fuel made from grains such as corn and wheat, or from the cellulose fibres found in biomass including agricultural, municipal and forestry waste.

Ethanol is affordable and offers unique environmental benefits.

According to latest studies, corn ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 40 to 60 percent compared to gasoline.

Cellulosic ethanol has the potential to reduce GHGs by up to 87 percent according to the US Department of Energy's GREET model.

The federal government's commitment to requiring gasoline to contain an average of five percent ethanol by 2010 will bring GHG reductions equivalent to removing one million cars from Canada's highways each and every year.

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