Additional Products

POET is dedicated to providing much more than renewable, liquid fuel. We're developing a broad range of co-products to replace many petroleum-based products we use in our daily lives. We're currently producing bio-based plastics, coatings, oils, lubricants and additives.

Ethanol production uses only part of the grain or biomass feedstock, leaving behind proteins and other materials. Our scientists have developed many products from these materials. Products that will help further reduce our dependence on oil.

Dried Distillers Grains and Dakota Gold®

The primary co-product is Dried Distillers Grains (DDGS), which comes from the nutritious part of the corn kernel and is used for animal feed. POET annually produces 5 million tons of Dakota Gold®, the premium brand of DDGS in the world.

Dakota Gold differs from conventional DDGS in at least two important ways. First, our patented BPX process produces ethanol without cooking, so less heat damage improves the nutrition of Dakota Gold. Second, our antibiotic-free ethanol production process means that Dakota Gold can be fed to any animal. Dakota Gold is shipped all over the United States and around the world, feeding millions of animals every year. For more on Dakota Gold, visit DakotaGold.com.

Inviz™

POET Inviz zein is a bio-based alternative to petroleum-based films, packaging, adhesives, coatings and glazes. It's made from a non-toxic, edible protein that dissolves in alcohols and other solvents, but is only slightly soluble in water. Inviz zein is extracted from POET's Dakota Gold® HPTM distillers grains. For more information on Inviz, visit Inviz.com.

Voilà!™

POET Voilà! is a low-free-fatty-acid corn oil recovered from distillers co-products. Voilà! is used to produce biodiesel and can be processed further for use in oleochem products such as lubricants, motor oils and paint additives -- all of which displace petroleum-based products. For more information on Voila, visit VoilaCornOil.com.