[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 129 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2021]
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        RECOGNIZING KATZEN INTERNATIONAL ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. STEVE CHABOT

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 2005

  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the impressive 
achievements of a company in Ohio's First Congressional District that 
is celebrating its 50th anniversary. KATZEN International is a leading 
name in the ethanol industry and has been involved in the design and 
development of 70 ethanol plants around the world. I think my 
colleagues would agree that 50 years is a remarkable amount of time to 
be in any business, and this is no exception.
  KATZEN International, Inc. was formed in 1955 by Dr. Raphael Katzen. 
The company includes a group of highly experienced chemical and 
mechanical engineers, biologists, and designers who have applied their 
expertise to provide innovative and advanced design concepts 
encompassing the agriculture, chemical, sugar, paper, and other 
industries.
  Dr. Katzen pioneered a number of technologies used to produce fuel 
grade ethanol and as early as 1945 he designed, built, and operated a 
17 million gallon per year ethanol plant in Springfield, Oregon using 
wood as a feedstock. Dr. Katzen and his colleagues have worked to 
improve the quality of life in rural America by developing some of the 
most efficient and successful ethanol plants in the country. As the 
ethanol industry has matured and larger plants have become the norm, 
KATZEN has retained its agriculture base and continues to work with 
ethanol plants of all sizes.
  On behalf of the. people of Ohio's First Congressional District, I 
would like to congratulate Raphael Katzen and KATZEN International on 
50 years of technology, development, environmental stewardship, and 
support for rural America.

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