Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC, through its subsidiary, Dakota Ethanol, L.L.C., owns and manages an ethanol plant in South Dakota. The company produces and distributes fuel grade ethanol that is primarily used as an octane enhancer in fuels; an oxygenated fuel additive for reducing ozone and carbon monoxide vehicle emissions; and a non-petroleum-based gasoline substitute. It also provides co-products of the ethanol, such as distiller grains, which are used as animal feed supplement for the dairy and beef industry; and corn oil that is used as animal feed, as well as for industrial use and biodiesel production. The company sells its ethanol and related products to customers located in North America. Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC was founded in 1999 and is based in Wentworth, South Dakota.