Entities Involved in Renewable Energy
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Ethanol Securities Exchanges
These automated services allow the sale and purchase of stock in a variety of private value-added agriculture businesses, including several ethanol plants.
- Ag Stock Trade (www.agstocktrade.com; 1-800-859-3018) facilitates online buying and selling of value-added agriculture business shares, including ethanol securities.
- Alerus Securities (www.alerusagcoopstock.com; 1-800-279-3200, ext. 3402) facilitates online buying and selling of value-added agriculture business shares, including ethanol securities.
Ethanol Design, Engineering & Construction Firms
The following firms have been involved in design, engineering, and/or construction of most of today’s existing ethanol plants. These companies are currently involved in ethanol construction projects.
Public Companies
While the majority of ethanol production companies are privately held, some ethanol producers trade stock on public exchanges. The following publicly held companies are involved in ethanol production.
Company |
Symbol |
Exchange |
Country |
Description |
Archer Daniels
Midland |
ADM |
NYSE |
USA |
ADM procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities and products. ADM is the world’s largest producer of ethanol. |
The Andersons, Inc. |
ANDE |
NASDAQ |
USA |
The Andersons, Inc. merchandises grain, operates grain elevator facilities, distributes wholesale agricultural fertilizer, and distributes agricultural inputs to dealers and farmers. The company is building 2 ethanol plants (Michigan and Indiana) and is a minority stakeholder in another ethanol plant in Indiana. |
Aventine
Renewable Energy |
AVR |
NASDAQ |
USA |
Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. produces and markets ethanol products in the United States. The Company also produces corn gluten feed, corn germ, and bio-products. |
DuPont |
DD |
NYSE |
USA |
DuPont, parent company of Pioneer, in April 2006 announced creation of a new business unit, DuPont Biofuels. The unit’s goals are to accelerate commercialization of DuPont’s biofuels technologies and the company expects to substantially increase its activity, resources and revenues in the biofuels markets by 2010. |
Green Plains
Renewable Energy |
GPRE |
NASDAQ |
USA |
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. seeks to develop, construct, own and operate a dry mill, fuel grade ethanol plant in Iowa. |
MGP Ingredients, Inc. |
MGPI |
NASDAQ |
USA |
MGP Ingredients, Inc. produces and markets value-added proteins and starches derived primarily from wheat. The Company also produces natural food-grade alcohol for use in beverage, food, and industrial applications, and fuel grade ethanol. |
Pacific Ethanol, Inc. |
PEIX |
NASDAQ |
USA |
Pacific Ethanol, Inc. is seeking to construct a large-scale ethanol production facility in Madera, CA. The Company markets and produces renewable fuels. Pacific Ethanol's goal is the commercial development of advanced technology opportunities such as cellulose-based ethanol production. |
VeraSun
Energy Corp. |
VSE |
NASDAQ |
USA |
The Company operates two ethanol plants in Aurora, South Dakota and Fort Dodge, Iowa, with a third under construction in Charles City, Iowa. |
Xethanol |
XTHN |
AMEX |
USA |
Xethanol Corporation's goal is to be the leader in the emerging biomass-to-ethanol industry. Xethanol's mission is to optimize the use of biomass in the renewable energy field and convert biomass into ethanol and co-products. |
Novozymes |
NZYM |
CPH |
Demark |
The Company is engaged primarily in the production of enzymes and microorganisms. It produces over 700 products, which are used in 20 industries including ethanol fermentation. |
Abengoa SA |
ABGOF |
MCE |
Spain |
Abengoa S.A. offers engineering and construction and recycling services, and produces alcohol. The company owns and operates 4 ethanol plants in the U.S. |
Tate & Lyle PLC |
TATYF |
LSS |
UK |
Tate & Lyle PLC manufactures, refines, processes, distributes and trades sweeteners, starches and by-products. The Group's products include white sugar, molasses, low-calorie sweeteners, and fermentation products such as ethanol. The company operates a 67 mmgy ethanol plant in Tennessee. |
Seed Companies
Several publicly held seed technology companies are investing resources in the ethanol industry, with an emphasis on developing ethanol-specific hybrid seed technology.
Company |
Symbol |
Exchange |
Country |
Monsanto |
MON |
NYSE |
USA |
Pioneer |
DD |
NYSE |
USA |
Syngenta |
SYT |
NYSE |
USA |
Renewable Energy Mutual Funds
While none of these mutual funds is specific to ethanol, all are focused on renewable energy investments. Companies involved in renewable fuels, wind energy, solar power and other alternative energy technologies are included as holdings in these funds.
New Alternatives Fund (NALFX)
www.newalternativesfund.com/index.html
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW)
www.powershares.com/pbwfund.asp
Portfolio 21
www.portfolio21.com/description.html
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