Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE), based in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is celebrating production of two billion gallons of ethanol since its opening in 2009.

Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper congratulated the company for the milestone. “The investors and staff at Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, along with the entire Council Bluffs community, should be proud of this remarkable achievement. Over the past 16 years, SIRE has made invaluable contributions to the economy of southwest Iowa, southeast Nebraska, and northwest Missouri, while at the same time boosting national energy security and improving the environment.”

Eric Fobes was recently appointed President and CEO of SIRE, replacing Mike Jerke who will retire at the end of 2025 after seven years of leadership. SIRE’s dry mill ethanol plant sits on 275 acres and produces 140 million gallons of ethanol each year. The company began production in February 2009 and sells its ethanol, distillers grains, corn syrup, and corn oil across the continental United States, Mexico, and the Pacific Rim.