# The Andersons, Inc. to acquire Harvestone Low Carbon Partners, expanding ethanol production capacity and low-carbon fuels capabilities

> The Andersons agreed to acquire Harvestone Low Carbon Partners for $915 million, adding three ethanol plants in North Dakota and Indiana. The deal would lift the combined platform's annual ethanol capacity to about 730 million gallons, with roughly half the purchase price tied to anticipated 45Z and 45Q tax-credit cash flows.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T03:06:40.469Z
- Category: policy · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86887-the-andersons-inc-to-acquire-harvestone-low-carbon-partners-expanding-ethanol
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The acquisition expands ethanol production capacity and reinforces demand for feedstocks used in US ethanol production, including corn. Its effect on corn prices is likely limited relative to broader supply and demand factors.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-19 | [US corn ethanol producers to tap into overseas demand - Governors' Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70503-us-corn-ethanol-producers-to-tap-into-overseas-demand-governors-biofuels.md) | -5.4% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2025-06-13 | [EPA Proposes New Renewable Fuel Standards to Strengthen U.S. Energy Security, Support Rural America, and Expand Production of Domestic Fuels \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15110-epa-proposes-new-renewable-fuel-standards-to-strengthen-u-s-energy-security.md) | -0.8% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [New record for U.S. ethanol production and exports in 2018 and an update on Iowa’s ethanol industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60116-new-record-for-u-s-ethanol-production-and-exports-in-2018-and-an-update-on-iowa.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [AIDA AGM 2026 Distillers’ Association Calls for Ethanol Pricing Reforms, Feedstock Security and E20 Expansion Roadmap - Aabkari Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/179-aida-agm-2026-distillers-association-calls-for-ethanol-pricing-reforms.md) | -0.5% | — |
| CORN | 2025-02-15 | [Feedstock economics and policy implications for India’s ethanol sector - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26056-feedstock-economics-and-policy-implications-for-india-s-ethanol-sector-the.md) | +0.2% | -7.9% |

## Sources

- giant.fm: https://www.giant.fm/howard-county/news/local-news/the-andersons-inc-to-acquire-harvestone-low-carbon-partners-expanding-ethanol-production-capacity-and-low-carbon-fuels-capabilities/

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