Aventine gets air quality construction permit for ethanol plant

Sept 28 (Reuters) - Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc (AVR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it received an air quality construction permit for the construction an ethanol plant at Aurora, Nebraska.

An air quality construction permit is required before installing or altering any equipment that could emit an air contaminant.

The facility will produce up to 226 million gallons of denatured, fuel-grade ethanol annually, Aventine said in a statement. (Reporting by Bhaswati Mukhopadhyay in Bangalore)