Get a look at the make up of this Board of Directors. . . .Ethanol Inc? or the UN Security Council??
Board Co-Chairs
General Wesley Clark U.S. Army (Ret.); Wesley Clark & Assoc. Jeff Broin POET, LLC
Board Members
Todd Becker, President Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.
Bob Casper POET Ethanol Products
Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing
Ray Defenbaugh Big River Resources, LLC
Dave Vander Griend ICM, Inc.
Abe Hughes New Holland Agriculture
Mark Marquis Marquis Energy, Inc.
Steve McNinch Western Plains Energy
Gary Pestorious Pestorius, Inc.
Bruce Rastetter Hawkeye Energy Holdings
SkunK
That's only about 0.625 lbs/bushel.
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Green Plains to Acquire BioFuel Energy Corp.'s Two Ethanol Plants
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 5, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:GPRE) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire two ethanol plants of BioFuel Energy Corp. ("BIOF") from an entity composed of its lender group. The ethanol plants are located in Wood River, NE and Fairmont, MN. BIOF had previously agreed to transfer the ethanol plants to the lender group entity pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure. Following the transfers, Green Plains will purchase the ethanol plants and certain related assets from the lender group entity. The two facilities have a combined annual production capacity of approximately 220 million gallons. The acquisition will increase Green Plains' production capacity by 28% to over 1.0 billion gallons of ethanol, 2.9 million tons of distillers grains and 230 million pounds of corn oil per year.
Green Plains will purchase the ethanol plants for approximately $101 million, plus working capital at closing. Green Plains intends to fund the purchase with approximately $77 million in term debt and the balance in cash. The closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur during the fourth quarter of 2013, is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Upon successful completion of the transaction, Green Plains will work to restart the Fairmont, MN plant, which the Company anticipates being back in production by the end of 2013. Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC advised the lender group entity in this transaction.
"Our growth strategy remains focused on right location, right technology at the right price for ethanol production assets and this acquisition meets all three criteria," stated Todd Becker, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We have become very proficient in operating multiple process technologies and adding these two ethanol plants continues to drive greater economies of scale in our marketing, risk management and back office operations. We believe this acquisition will be accretive to 2014 earnings and is consistent with our strategy to expand our operations throughout the ethanol value chain and grow long-term shareholder value."
About Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:GPRE), which is North America's fourth largest ethanol producer, markets and distributes approximately one billion gallons of ethanol annually. Green Plains owns and operates grain storage assets in the corn belt and biofuel terminals in the southern U.S. Green Plains is a joint venture partner in BioProcess Algae LLC, which was formed to commercialize advanced photo-bioreactor technologies for growing and harvesting algal biomass.
http://investor.gpreinc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=804434
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"We believe this acquisition will be accretive to 2014 earnings and is consistent with our strategy to expand our operations throughout the ethanol value chain and grow long-term shareholder value."
ReplyDeleteA CEO speaking of long-term shareholder value? Marvelous! Oh, it ain't us.
"230 million pounds of corn oil per year" would translate into about a nickel a share earnings for GERS just from GPRE ALONE! IF the OS count was 300 million and the royalty was 20%.
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