TABLE-US ethanol capacity slips 5 pct since late October

Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. capacity to make ethanol has slipped about 5
percent since late October to about 10.6 billion gallons per year as several
plants out of more than 170 have shut on waning demand and poor profit
margins.

The United States boasted 175 distilleries on Tuesday, down from 181 in
late October. The capacity is slightly above the 2009 U.S. mandate, known as
the Renewable Fuel Standard, that requires refiners and blenders to mix 10.5
billion gallons of grain fuel into gasoline.

The RFS calls for an increase in blending of grain-based biofuels into
gasoline to peak at 15 billion gpy by 2015.

VeraSun Energy Corp VSUNQ.OB has shut 12 out of 16 plants and it is
hoping to auction seven plants at the end of March. The company declared
bankruptcy in October after making expensive bets on corn prices.

Analysts say several other plants have cut back producing fuel amid poor or
negative margins.

Below is a list of the larger U.S. ethanol production and expansion plans
by company. All figures are in million gpy.
Company Location Feedstock Capacity Under Construction
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp

York, NE Corn/milo 55

Portales, NM 30

Ravenna, NE 88
Aberdeen Energy SD Corn 100
Absolute Energy LLC IA Corn 100
Adkins Energy LLC IL Corn 40
Advanced Bioenergy NE Corn 100
AGP NE Corn 52
Archer Daniels Midland Total: 1,070 550

Decatur, IL Corn na

Cedar Rapids, IA Corn (Aug 2009) 275

Clinton, IA Corn 237

Columbus, NE Corn na

Marshall, MN Corn na

Peoria, IL Corn na

Wahlalla, ND Corn/barley na
Arkalon Energy LLC KS Corn 110
ASAlliances Biofuels

Albion, NE Corn 100

Linden, IN Corn 100

Bloomingburg, OH Corn 100
Aventine Renewable

Pekin, IL Corn 207

Aurora, NE Corn
Big River Resources IA Corn 52
Blue Flint Ethanol ND Corn 50
Bunge-Ergon Vicksburg MS Corn 60
Cardinal Ethanol IN Corn 100
Cargill Inc

Blair, NE Corn 85

Eddyville, IA Corn 35

Cascade Grain, OR Corn 108
Center Ethanol Co IL Corn 54
Chief Ethanol NE Corn 62
Conestoga Energy Ptnrs KS Corn/milo 55
Corn LP IA Corn 50
Dakota Ethanol LLC SD Corn 50
Frontier Ethanol IA Corn 60
Glacial Lakes Energy SD Corn 50 50
Global Ethanol Lakota, IA Corn 95

Riga, MI Corn 57
Golden Grain Energy LLC IA Corn 60 50
Granite Falls Energy MN Corn 52
Great Plains Ethanol SD Corn 50
Green Plains Renewable

Shenandoah, IA Corn 50

Superior, IA Corn 55
Hawkeye Renewables

Iowa Falls, IA Corn 105 100

Fairbank, IA Corn 115

Menlo, IA Corn 100
Heartland Corn Products MN Corn 100
Heron Lake BioEnergy MN Corn 50
Holt County Ethanol NE Corn 100
Horizon Ethanol IA Corn 60
Illinois River Energy IL Corn 50
Iowa Ethanol LLC IA Corn 50
Iroquois Bio-Energy Co IN Corn 40
James Valley Ethanol SD Corn 50
Lincolnway Energy LLC IA Corn 50
Little Sioux Corn IA Corn 52
Marquis Energy LLC IL Corn 100
MGP Ingredients Inc

Pekin, IL Corn/wht strch 78

Atchison, KS
Michigan Ethanol LLC MI Corn 50
Missouri Valley Renew SD Corn 60
New Energy Corp IN Corn 102
Northeast Biofuels NY Corn 114
Northern Lights Ethanol SD Corn 50
Northstar Ethanol MN Corn 52
Otter Creek Ethanol IA Corn 55
Pacific Ethanol CA Corn 50
Panda Energy TX Corn/milo 115
Patriot Renewable Fuels IL Corn 100
Pinal Energy AZ Corn 55
POET 1,331 195

Souix Falls, SD

Alexandria, IN Corn

Ashton, IA

Big Stone, SD Corn

Caro, MI Corn

Coon Rapids, IA Corn

Corning, IA Corn

Emmetsburg, IA Corn

Glenville, MN Corn

Gowrie, IA Corn

Groton, SD Corn

Hanlontown, IA Corn

Hudson, SD Corn

Jewell, IA Corn

Laddonia, MO Corn

Lake Crystal, MN Corn

Leipsic, OH Corn 65

Macon, MO Corn

Mitchell, SD Corn

North Manchester, IN Corn 68

Portland, IN Corn

Preston, MN Corn

Scotland, SD Corn
Red Trail Energy, LLC ND Corn 50
Redfield Energy, LLC SD Corn 50
Renew Energy WI Corn 130
Siouxland Ethanol NE Corn 50
Sioux River Ethanol LLC SD Corn 50
Southwest Iowa Renewable IA Corn 110
Summit Ethanol OH Corn 60
Tate & Lyle Loudon, TN Corn 67 38

Ft. Dodge, IA Corn 105
The Andersons Albion, MI Corn 55
The Andersons Clymers, IN Corn 110
The Andersons Marathon, OH Corn 110
VeraSun Energy Corp

Aurora, SD Corn 120

Charles City, IA Corn 110

Ft Dodge, IA Corn 110

Hartley, IA Corn 110
Western New York Energy NY Corn 50
White Energy TX Corn/Milo 100

Key: *-Start of plants were delayed in June 2008 until market improves

Sources: Individual companies, Renewable Fuels Association, Ethanol
Producer Magazine
(Reporting by Timothy Gardner)