UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2005

                              Xethanol Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

              000-50154                                 84-1169517
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       (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer Identification No.)

     1185 Avenue of the Americas
          New York, New York                             10036
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

                                 (646) 723-4000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                           Zen Pottery Equipment, Inc.
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

      Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

      |_|   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
            (17 CFR 230.425)

      |_|   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
            (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

      |_|   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

      |_|   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
           Appointment of Principal Officers

      (d) On June 2, 2005, Richard Ditoro was elected to our Board of Directors,
effective immediately. In addition to his board responsibilities, Mr. Ditoro has
served as a member of the Company's Advisory Board.

      Mr. Ditoro is currently a principal in the consulting firm Merestone
Development. In this capacity, Mr. Ditoro provides due diligence, financial
modeling, market research, acquisition candidate profiling and strategic
partnering advice and assistance to clients in the life sciences and specialty
chemical sectors. Prior to joining Merestone Development, Mr. Ditoro held
numerous senior management positions, including Vice President of Corporate
Development with Lonza Group, an international chemical conglomerate based in
Basle, Switzerland.

      It has not yet been determined which committees Mr. Ditoro will serve on.

      Mr. Ditoro has not engaged in a related party transaction with us during
the last two years.


                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                  XETHANOL CORPORATION


Date: June 15, 2005               By: /s/ Christopher d'Arnaud-Taylor
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Christopher d'Arnaud-Taylor
                                      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2005

                              Xethanol Corporation
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

              000-50154                                 84-1169517
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer Identification No.)

     1185 Avenue of the Americas
          New York, New York                             10036
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

                                 (646) 723-4000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                           Zen Pottery Equipment, Inc.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

      Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

      |_|   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
            (17 CFR 230.425)

      |_|   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
            (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

      |_|   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

      |_|   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
           Appointment of Principal Officers

      (d) On June 2, 2005, Richard Ditoro was elected to our Board of Directors,
effective immediately. In addition to his board responsibilities, Mr. Ditoro has
served as a member of the Company's Advisory Board.

      Mr. Ditoro is currently a principal in the consulting firm Merestone
Development. In this capacity, Mr. Ditoro provides due diligence, financial
modeling, market research, acquisition candidate profiling and strategic
partnering advice and assistance to clients in the life sciences and specialty
chemical sectors. Prior to joining Merestone Development, Mr. Ditoro held
numerous senior management positions, including Vice President of Corporate
Development with Lonza Group, an international chemical conglomerate based in
Basle, Switzerland.

      It has not yet been determined which committees Mr. Ditoro will serve on.

      Mr. Ditoro has not engaged in a related party transaction with us during
the last two years.

                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                  XETHANOL CORPORATION

Date: June 15, 2005               By: /s/ Christopher d'Arnaud-Taylor
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Christopher d'Arnaud-Taylor
                                      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer