Poet, LLC
We have grown from a single, humble refinery in Scotland, South Dakota, to one of the world’s largest producers of ethanol and other biorefined products. With products like our Dakota Gold distillers grains, Voila corn oil and JIVE asphalt rejuvenator, we are using that same innovative spirit to develop natural, renewable food sources and alternatives to petrochemicals. POET is a proud leader in the sustainable energy industry. For thirty years we`ve been turning one big idea after another into biofuel and renewable alternative product solutions, and we`re just getting started. While the scope of our vision has grown, we remain focused on reducing the reliance of the United States on foreign energy, to revitalizing global agriculture, and providing a cleaner, affordable alternative to fossil fuels.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Renewable Energy
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1987
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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About us
We have an integrated business model that combines technology development with expertise in construction, operations, risk management and marketing.
Our engineers and scientists have developed technology and processes through rigorous testing at POET's laboratories and pilot-scale plant.
POET got its start in 1987 when Jeff Broin and his family purchased a foreclosed ethanol plant in Scotland, SD where Jeff served as the plant’s General Manager. The facility quickly became a success which led to the development of dozens of production plants and the formation of several business entities that allow POET to operate a vertically integrated business system. He has led the organization to become a world leader in biofuels production and marketing.
Jeff has taken the initiative to actively promote renewable fuels by serving on several boards of directors and committees including his current role as Co-Chairman of Growth Energy.
Jeff is also strongly involved in charitable efforts outside the renewable fuels industry. In 2011, he created a foundation that supports Mission Greenfield which spreads agriculture technology throughout Africa. In addition, he established Mission Greenhouse, which is a multi-year project to grow a school for disadvantaged girls in Kenya, Africa. Moreover, he supports several other philanthropic projects in Africa, Haiti, and the United States.
Jeff's passions include God, family and business, in that order. His overall goal is to improve quality of life for current and future generations while improving our environment and our planet.
Our Vision
Our vision is to live in a world with natural balance. Where we no longer take from the Earth, but rather use its enormous ability to regenerate. Where we are no longer dependent on fossil fuels, but rather rely on the power of nature and the genius of the human spirit. Where farmers are the creators, and innovators are the heroes. Where we use the resources given to us in ways we believe God intended.
Our Mission
Our mission is to be good stewards of the Earth by converting renewable resources to energy and other valuable goods as effectively as humanly possible.