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Gevo has used the tools of biotechnology to replace the metabolic pathways in a robust yeast biocatalyst so that instead of making ethanol, the biocatalyst (cell factory) would now make isobutanol.
State House Representative Joe Schomacker welcomes the
audience and introduces State Senator Doug Magnus (right).
Left to right: David Kolsrud (DAK Renewable Energy), David Frederickson (Dept. of Agriculture), David Glassner (Gevo), Doug Magnus (Minnesota House of Representatives), Amy Klobuchar (United States Senator from Minnesota), Pat Gruber (Gevo), Pat Baustian (Mayor of Luverne, MN), Joe Schomacker (Minnesota House of Representatives), Paul Aasen (MPCA), Brian Jennings (ACE), Chris Ryan (Gevo), Mark Smith (Gevo).
Pat Gruber welcomes Senator Amy Klobuchar to the podium.
Our Luverne plant, soon to be a 50,000 metric ton chemical plant making isobutanol.
Our Target Markets
Commercialization Strategy
Gevo's isobutanol will be chemically equivalent to those produced from petroleum-based raw materials, except they will be produced via fermentation from renewable sources.