Producer of specialty alcohols and essential ingredients for renewable fuel and chemical markets.
Alto Ingredients, Inc., headquartered in Pekin, Illinois, specializes in the production and distribution of specialty alcohols and essential ingredients across the United States. Founded in 2003 and formerly known as Pacific Ethanol, Inc., the company operates through three distinct segments: Marketing and Distribution, Pekin Production, and Other Production. Its diverse product portfolio includes specialty alcohols crucial for applications in mouthwash, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, hand sanitizers, disinfectants, and cleaners, serving the health, home, and beauty markets.
In addition to specialty alcohols, Alto Ingredients manufactures grain neutral spirits used in alcoholic beverages, flavor extracts, and vinegar. The company also produces essential ingredients such as dried yeast, corn gluten meal, corn gluten feed, distillers grains, and liquid feed, catering primarily to commercial animal feed and pet food sectors. Furthermore, Alto Ingredients is a significant player in the biofuel industry, producing fuel-grade ethanol used in transportation fuels and distillers corn oil utilized as a biodiesel feedstock.
With a network of five production facilities strategically located across the Midwest and Western states, Alto Ingredients ensures efficient manufacturing and distribution capabilities. The company not only supplies ethanol to integrated oil companies and gasoline marketers but also delivers essential ingredient feed products to dairies, feedlots, and poultry customers. Alto Ingredients remains committed to operational excellence, sustainability, and meeting the evolving needs of its diverse customer base through innovative product offerings and reliable service solutions.