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Recently E-85 was added to the list of fuels being sold by two local Johnson Oil Shell fuel stations in the area in which I live.  For those of you that haven't been paying attention, gasoline prices have risen substantially in the past 24 months and Ethanol has become increasingly popular as an alternative fuel.  Auto manufacturers are ramping up to manufacture more and more FFV's (flexible fuel vehicles) that can run on "E-85", a fuel that is 85% Ethanol and 15% gasoline.

E-85 is a lower cost fuel at the stations I have seen it offered at.  At these stations regular gasoline is priced at $3.09 per gallon while E-85 is $2.49 per gallon.  What vehicles can run on E-85?  How is Ethanol made?  Why is there so much energy (no pun intended) being put into ramping up the availability of Ethanol and E-85?  All of these, and more, questions can be answered by a quick review of a free "white paper" made available by Monitor Technologies LLC.

The "white paper" is available free of charge by visiting the web page and downloading it.  Click here.  In addition to information about the Ethanol industry, this white paper reviews the production process used in "dry mills" that produce Ethanol from corn.  The white paper also identifies key players in the design and construction of Ethanol production facilities and solutions available for monitoring and measuring various material levels within a typical Ethanol production facility.

Joe Lewis
Vice President
Monitor Technologics LLC
800-766-6486
jlewis@monitortech.com
www.monitortech.com
www.flexar.info

Today I had the pleasure of helping to launch a new corporate web site for K-Tron International at www.ktroninternational.com. This is neither the largest nor most complex web site I’ve been involved with over the last decade at K-Tron, but it marks a significant milestone for the company.

For more than ten years www.ktron.com has served both our process industry customers and the investment community. That first web site has seen many enhancements and substantial growth over the years, becoming a multi-lingual communications medium where visitors find product or investor information, ask questions, and request quotes for new equipment, parts and training.

The move to an independent web site for K-Tron International is an important step in providing an appropriate environment for telling K-Tron’s story to the investment community. When www.ktron.com was launched at the beginning of 1996, we were a feeder company, and it was natural for K-Tron’s investor relations to be part of the feeder web site. Today we have the K-Tron Process Group, comprised of feeders and vacuum conveyors, and the K-Tron Size Reduction Group, comprised of three crusher companies: Pennsylvania Crusher, Gundlach and Jeffrey.

Just as K-Tron has been a leader in the industries it serves, it has been a leader in adopting Internet technologies that support our global brands and their continued growth. With the launch of www.ktroninternational.com, we now offer visitors a corporate web site that more fully reflects our growth as a company.

Don Dunnington
Moderator