US Methanol LLC produces chemical-grade methanol at its Liberty One plant near Charleston, West Virginia. Founded as Liberty One Methanol LLC in 2016 by KKCG, the company relocated and upgraded a previously operating plant, which began production at its new location in 2023. Its production uses natural gas feedstock, and the company supplies methanol to industrial customers.
AVN CorporationProudly based in West Virginia, AVN Corporation is an independent innovation partner whose technical heritage is rooted in the former Union Carbide/Dow Technical Center in South Charleston. The company helps chemical and energy businesses turn new ideas into commercial processes, serving established companies as well as ventures and start-ups on six continents.SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV
Smooth AmblerSmooth Ambler is a West Virginia whiskey company and distillery that makes its own bourbon and rye while also sourcing, blending, and bottling whiskies from elsewhere. Founded as a craft distillery in the hills of West Virginia, the company describes its work as rooted in Appalachian know-how and community opportunity.MAXWELTON, WV
U.S. Vanadium LLCPrivately owned and based in the United States, U.S. Vanadium has operated its Hot Springs, Arkansas facility for more than 50 years. The company is the only integrated U.S. producer of high-purity vanadium specialty chemicals, with its Arkansas operations also recovering vanadium from post-industrial waste streams for customers in strategic-materials markets.PITTSBURGH, PA
Western New York Energy, LLCFounded in 2004, Western New York Energy, LLC is a locally owned biofuel producer whose Medina facility began production in 2007. It is New York State’s largest fuel ethanol producer and the state’s only large-scale ethanol facility, producing more than 60 million gallons annually. The company also supports more than 300 New York corn growers and purchases over 20 million bushels of corn each year.MEDINA, NY