ALTO

Alto Ingredients, Inc.

A maker of specialty alcohols, renewable fuels, and essential ingredients, Alto turns corn into alcohol used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, and fuel. Founded in 2003 as Pacific Ethanol, the company shifted toward specialty products and rebranded as Alto in 2021 — "alto" meaning "high" in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, chosen to signal a higher standard. A byproduct of the process, distillers grains, becomes cattle feed.