Green Plains is an American company based in Omaha, Nebraska
that was founded in 2004.
The company is the third largest
ethanol fuel
Ethanol fuel is ethyl alcohol, the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, used as fuel. It is most often used as a motor fuel, mainly as a biofuel additive for gasoline. The first production car running entirely on ethanol was t ...
producer in North America (as of February 2012). It was reported in early 2012 that the company ships approximately one billion gallons of ethanol per year.
The company employs approximately 640 people,
and was founded by Barry Ellsworth.
Green Plains Inc. is listed on the
NASDAQ Stock Exchange as GPRE.
Corporate events
* 2014 - Green Plains changed their name from Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. to Green Plains Inc. in May 2014.
* 2012 - Green Plains completed sale of agribusiness assets including 12 grain elevators in northwestern Iowa and western Tennessee to
The Andersons
The Andersons, Inc. is an American agribusiness established in 1947, that began as Andersons Truck Terminal (ATT) in the 1940s for the grain industry, headquartered in Maumee, Ohio. It is a diversified company rooted in agriculture that conducts ...
in December 2012.
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XMS Capital Partners served as financial advisor to Green Plains in the transaction.
See also
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Biofuel in the United States
The United States produces mainly biodiesel and ethanol fuel, which uses corn as the main feedstock. The US is the world's largest producer of ethanol, having produced nearly 16 billion gallons in 2017 alone. The United States, together with Bra ...
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Ethanol fuel in the United States
The United States became the world's largest producer of ethanol fuel in 2005. The U.S. produced 15.8 billion gallon, U.S. liquid gallons of ethanol fuel in 2019, and 13.9 billion gallon, U.S. liquid gallons (52.6 billion liters) in 2011, an i ...
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Renewable Fuels Association
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) represents the ethanol industry promoting policies, regulations, and research and development initiatives that will lead to the increased production and use of ethanol fuel. First organized in 1981, RFA serves ...
References
External links
"Construction of five-acre algae farm begins at ethanol plant"ro
Ethanol Producer Magazine
Companies based in Omaha, Nebraska
Companies listed on the Nasdaq
Grain companies of the United States
Alcohol fuel producers
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