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09/08/2006

Ohio's First Interstate Biofuels Station Opens in Mt. Gilead

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 8, 2006 

Ohio's First Interstate Biofuels Station Opens in Mt. Gilead

Columbus, Ohio Ohioans now have two new retail locations to purchase alternative fuels, including one along the heavily-traveled I-71 corridor, after Knight Enterprises, Inc. recently opened new biofuels pumps in Mt. Gilead and Marion that will offer soy biodiesel and E85. Soy biodiesel blends offered, range from 2 to 20 percent, the first time a choice such as this has been available at the pump.

"Biofuels help support our farmers, are a cheaper alternative to recent record-high gas prices, and are friendly to the environment," said Ohio Agriculture Director Fred L. Dailey, who attended grand openings for both stations.

Soy biodiesel is a renewable fuel, made from soybeans that can be used in any diesel engine with no modifications. It burns cleaner, stimulates the economy and helps reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Ohio currently has more than 150 soy biodiesel distributors and 50 retail locations. Visit http://www.soybiodiesel.org/ to find a distributor or retailer near you.

E85 is a blend of 85 percent ethanol that can be used in flexible fuel vehicles (FFV). There are about 150,000 FFVs on the road in Ohio. Ohio has over 10 E85 pumps with more underway.

"I raise soybeans and corn and both soy biodiesel and E85 are important to me," said Steve Miller, Ohio Soybean Council farmer-leader who spoke at the grand opening event. "I thank you as a farmer for helping my operation, as an outdoorsman for cleaning up the environment and most important, as an American, for energy security."

The new stations are part of a wave of new E85 and biodiesel retail locations expected to open by year's end.

Headquartered in Columbus, the Ohio Soybean Council is governed by an 18-member volunteer farmer board, which directs the Soybean Promotion and Research Program. The program's primary goal is to improve soybean profitability by targeting research and development projects through the investment of farmer-contributed funds.

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