Alfa Laval tops 100 Prodec Oil Plus units in U.S. ethanol market
Alfa Laval said it sold more than 100 Prodec Oil Plus systems in U.S. ethanol, as plants chase higher distillers corn oil recovery and tighter margins.
Alfa Laval on July 22 said it had sold more than 100 Prodec Oil Plus systems across the U.S. ethanol industry, a sign corn oil recovery has moved deeper into routine plant optimization. The company said the decanter is built specifically for ethanol production and is aimed at producers looking to lift distillers corn oil output and improve process performance.
Alfa Laval’s product page says Prodec Oil Plus can raise DCO yield baseline performance by 20% to 50%+ while reaching oil purity of 99%. The same page says the technology has more than 20 plant installations in operation, giving the company a footprint that now spans a three-digit unit count in U.S. ethanol.
The July milestone follows a run of ethanol-focused launches. Alfa Laval on June 5, 2025 introduced the Prodec 72 Oil Plus decanter centrifuge as its largest separation solution to date, saying it could boost oil recovery by more than 20% and deliver 99% oil purity. On Feb. 10, 2026, the company launched a flexible rental program that lets ethanol producers use the Prodec Oil Plus decanter for six months at minimal cost, with an option to return the equipment at no charge after 30 days if it does not meet expectations or improve oil quality.
Alfa Laval also pointed to plant-level results in a March 31, 2026 story on Dakota Spirit Ethanol in North Dakota, where the company said Prodec Oil Plus could allow the plant to extract up to 30% more distillers’ corn oil from whole stillage. That kind of lift matters in a market where every recovery point can widen margins without adding more bushels to the grind.
The broader backdrop is a mature U.S. ethanol market that already runs deep into the fuel pool. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center says ethanol is a renewable fuel made from biomass and that more than 98% of U.S. gasoline contains ethanol. The Renewable Fuels Association describes ethanol as a long-established form of value-added agriculture-based processing, and a 2026 industry report flagged strong U.S. ethanol export performance, which keeps coproduct revenue in focus for plants trying to extract more value from each bushel.
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