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Biofuel Manufacturing

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Industry Description

The biofuel manufacturing industry in the US includes about 300 companies with combined annual revenue of about $19 billion. Major biofuels producers include Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, Chevron, Green Plains Renewable Energy, Valero, and Abengoa Bioenergy, which is based in the US but owned by Spanish engineering firm Abengoa.

SIC: 2869
NAICS: 325193
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.3,553.71MOmaha, NE
Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc.594.62MPekin, IL
BioFuel Energy Corp.453.42MDenver, CO
Advanced Bioenergy, LLC380.58MBloomington, MN
Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC254.48MLawler, IA
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Industry Indicator

The average US retail price for diesel and regular gas, which may influence investment into the development of alternative fuels, rose 13.1 percent and 9.3 percent respectively in the week ending January 16, 2012, compared to the same week in 2011.
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Quarterly Industry Update

Cellulosic Biofuel Production Slow to Ramp Up - The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects production of about 6.9 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel in 2012, far less than the original target, according...
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