The Weitz Company’s Leadership In Clean Fuel Infrastructure

The Expanding Role of Ethanol

The U.S. ethanol industry is entering one of the most transformative decades in its history. Once viewed primarily as an agricultural byproduct and gasoline oxygenate, ethanol is now a cornerstone of America’s clean energy strategy. As Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) mandates emerge, federal incentives expand, and demand for low-carbon transportation fuels accelerates, ethanol producers are rapidly retooling, expanding, and modernizing their facilities. Through proven Weitz leadership in clean fuel infrastructure, The Weitz Company is helping position the ethanol industry for long-term growth, resilience, and a lower-carbon future.

At the center of this transition is a network of more than 200 U.S. biorefineries, concentrated heavily in the Midwest, supported by more than 310,000 American jobs in 2024, two-thirds of which are tied to agriculture. This powerful combination of energy, agriculture, and manufacturing positions ethanol as a leading solution for decarbonization, rural economic vitality, and national energy independence. 

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