POET Biofuel Plant

Aug 13, 2025

This state-of-the-art facility produces 131 million gallons of bioethanol annually. It provides a high performance, environmentally friendly fuel as well as premium, high-quality livestock feed solutions for regional, national and international markets. 

POET Bioprocessing – Shell Rock, is part of the Shell Rock, IA community, employing local community members and enhancing the local economy with improved corn prices, value-added markets for farmers, good-paying jobs, and increased local tax revenue.

821 W Bremer Ave

Waverly, Iowa

Kristin Clay

Kristin Clay, General Manager POET Shell Rock Bioprocessing facility. Kristin holds a BA in biology from UNI. She spent her first 20 years after college in environmental chemistry. She worked for an Environmental laboratory in Cedar Falls the whole time in various roles ending as the Inorganic Chemistry Department Manager.

Since then, she's been in the ethanol industry for the last 15 years also serving in multiple roles. While she's covered the same facilities this whole time, it's had 3 different owners: Hawkeye Renewables, Flint Hills Resources and POET. Roles Kristin previously held in those 15 years were the Laboratory Manager, Engineering Manager and Operations Manager at the Shell Rock facility as well as the Operations Technical Leader covering six plants within the company. Currently she is the General Manager of the POET Shell Rock Bioprocessing facility. 

Dinner includes:

• Salad with French, Blue Cheese, Thousand Island, or Ranch Dressing
• Sirloin Steak
• Baked Potato
• Mixed Vegetable
• Ice Cream
• Water, Pop, Coffee or Tea

30750 212th St, 

Shell Rock, Iowa

TOUR is before dinner