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"The International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) is heading back to St. Louis, where the very first FEW took place and we're expecting one of the strongest turnouts in years," noted the FEW website.

As the largest and longest-running ethanol conference in the world, the FEW brings together producers, technology providers, engineers, executives, and policymakers for three days of high-impact content, networking, and deal-making.

At the FEW, the largest gathering of ethanol producers in the world, the website noted attendees will hear directly from leaders shaping policies and capitalizing on them. Across five tracks, including the new AI, Digitalization & Advanced Process Control track, attendees will gain practical insights on how to:

-- Maximize plant efficiency and margins.

-- Navigate evolving federal policy and incentives.

-- Diversify into new revenue streams like SAF and low-CI fuels.

-- Leverage emerging technologies to stay competitive.

Now in its 42nd year, the FEW provides the global ethanol industry with cutting-edge content and unparalleled networking opportunities in a dynamic business-to-business environment. The FEW is the only event powered by Ethanol Producer Magazine.

From its inception, the mission of the event has remained constant: "The FEW delivers timely presentations with a strong focus on commercial-scale ethanol production, from quality control and yield maximization to regulatory compliance and fiscal management. The FEW is also the ethanol industry's premier forum for unveiling new technologies and research findings. The program extensively covers cellulosic ethanol while remaining committed to optimizing existing grain ethanol operations," noted the website.

In addition to spot-on technical presentations handpicked by an abstract rating committee of nearly 40 industry experts, the FEW offers superb networking forums.

BBI International has owned and operated the FEW since 1995. In that time, the event has grown from 188 attendees and 13 exhibitors to 2,500-plus attendees and nearly 400 exhibitors. The event typically draws industry professionals from every U.S. state and more than 30 countries. Upward of 600 biofuels producers from 209 facilities all over the world attend the FEW each year.

BBI said on the FEW website that it plans to once again give free full-access passes to every existing and under construction ethanol plant, globally, facilitating the attendance of hundreds of top-level plant managers, executives and board members. "It is a fitting reminder that the FEW is, and always will be, a conference made for producers."

The conference runs from June 2-4, 2026, at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri. Here is a link to the FEW website with information on registration, the agenda and more: www.FuelEthanolWorkshop.com

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