Mascoma's Frontier Kinross

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Kinross, MI
49752
United States of America

Latitude: 46.269792

Longitude: -84.435167

http://www.frontier-renewable.com/about/

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Frontier Renewable Resources is owned by Mascoma and J.M. Longyear. Opposed by Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians 2/2012: funding secured. using pretreated enzymatic hydrolysis process and would use genetically modified bacteria to break down and ferment CEO Bruce Jamerson estimated the new plant plan could produce 150 gallons of ethanol out of a cord of wood, or 128 cubic feet, and the total investment for the plant will be $100 million. Latest figure (2009) is $200 million in capital costs. Received grants of $26 million from the US DOE, and $23.5 million from the State of Michigan. Expected to begin production in late 2011.

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Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	9.5%	14.4%	13.8%	10.6%	14.7%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Black	0.2%	36.0%	32.8%	28.0%	8.1%
Hispanic	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.6%	2.2%
White	78.0%	40.8%	43.9%	52.7%	66.3%

Population	1,214	4,314	5,342	8,840	32k
Income	$62k			$50k	$50k

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GROUPS

Group	St.	Interest
Sierra Club - Michigan Chapter		Interested

CORPORATION

Name	Relation	Ownership
Mascoma	Owner	0%
Valero Energy Corporation	Owner	0%

PEOPLE

Person		Interest
Larry Klein		Active

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Controversial wood-to-ethanol plant may finally get under way in Upper Peninsula 2/13/2012 obtained "$80-million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy"

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Power	Type	Status	Fuel	Product
	Fuel Conversion: Cellulosic Ethanol	Proposed	Wood Waste Solids	Ethanol

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