Altra Breaks Ground for Ohio Ethanol Plant

Ethanol maker Altra Inc. of Los Angeles broke ground on a 60-million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant in eastern Ohio.

The $100-million plant in Coshocton will begin production by October 2007, said Larry Gross, chief executive of Altra, a privately held firm.

Altra aims to become one of the biggest producers of ethanol and biofuel in the U.S. by buying and expanding ethanol plants and building new ones.