Aemetis, Inc. | Facilities

Aemetis operates 110 million gallons per year of renewable fuels capacity and is focused on rapidly deploying the Aemetis Biorefinery technology platform to produce renewable chemicals at commercial scale.

We have 100+ employees worldwide at research and development and production facilities in North America and Asia.

Keyes, California

Aemetis operates a 55 million gallon per year renewable ethanol production facility in Keyes, California. As a byproduct of ethanol production at the Keyes plant, more than 400,000 tons per year of distillers grains are produced and shipped throughout the Central Valley as feed for livestock.

The Keyes plant is a leader in environmentally responsible ethanol production with a 2.6:1 positive energy balance and near zero water discharge. In addition, the plant’s natural gas and steam powered turbine cogeneration unit generates all of the operating electric needs of the plant, eliminating dependence on the state’s electrical grid.

Approximately 50 full-time employees operate the Keyes plant.

Kakinada, India

Aemetis operates a 50 million gallon per year integrated chemical and fuels production facility in Kakinada, India. The facility is connected via pipeline to the deep-water port of Kakinada and is licensed to sell chemicals and fuels in the domestic India market and into the international market.

Our Kakinada, India facility operates three refining units: biodiesel, glycerin and edible oil. Biodiesel, produced from non-edible natural oils, is sold as a chemical in the textile and fuel markets. Glycerin has multiple applications as a specialty chemical in the paint, textile, cosmetic, and medical industries. Edible Oils are sold into the Indian food market, mainly to industrial bakers and olien refiners.

Approximately 45 full-time employees operate the Kakinada facility.

College Park, Maryland

Aemetis scientists engage in cutting-edge research and development efforts at our laboratory in the Maryland Biotechnology Center.

The Maryland Biotechnology Center is an organization within the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development that consolidates and coordinates state, university and private sector initiatives to promote biotechnology innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Maryland Biotechnology Center is where Aemetis scientists work on the Z-Microbe and ATSCH process to enable the production of renewable chemicals and fuels.