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GreenField Ethanol leading the fight against climate change

JOHNSTOWN, Ontario

GreenField Ethanol, Canada's leading ethanol producer, today announced the results of an analysis demonstrating that its ethanol plant in Johnstown, Ontario, currently under construction, will generate substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions once it becomes operational.

"We are extremely proud to be building an ethanol plant in Johnstown that will generate significant benefits to the environment," said Bliss Baker, Vice President of Corporate Affairs for GreenField Ethanol. "The results of third party modeling show the plant will play an important role in combating climate change."

Using a sophisticated modeling mechanism developed by the Delphi Group, a well-respected third party, GreenField Ethanol conducted a greenhouse gas modeling analysis on the Johnstown plant to ensure the facility has the smallest CO(2) footprint possible.

The results show that the ethanol produced in Johnstown will displace 370,000 tonnes of CO(2) per year, or 9.25 million tonnes over the life of the plant. This is equivalent to taking 46,000 cars off the road each year.

Canada's Environment Minister, John Baird, and Member of Parliament for Leeds-Grenville, Gord Brown, toured the construction site today and received an update on the plant's progress. The Government of Canada contributed $15 million towards the construction of the Johnstown facility under the Ethanol Expansion Program.

"Together with the Government of Canada, GreenField is making important progress in combating climate change through projects such as the Johnstown ethanol facility," said Baker.

Located near the junction of Highway 401 and Highway 416, next to the railway tracks, the Johnstown ethanol plant will produce 200 million litres of ethanol per year. Numerous scientific studies have proven that the use of ethanol reduces harmful greenhouse gas emissions and helps clean the air we breathe.