GRPE announces opening of biofuel terminal in Mississippi

Green Plains Renewable Energy has announced the opening of a new Blendstar terminal in Collins, Mississippi. The new terminal is Blendstar's eighth operating facility, located in six states.

Green Plains Renewable Energy (GRPE) is an ethanol producer operating six ethanol plants in Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska and Tennessee in the US. Blendstar develops and operates a network of renewable fuel terminals in the US. The Collins, Mississippi terminal is wholly owned and controlled by Blendstar.

Todd Becker, president and CEO of GRPE, said: "We are pleased with the continued expansion of Blendstar's platform.

"This new terminal not only helps to expand blending capabilities in the Mississippi market, its strategic location on the CN Railroad will also provide ethanol and other biofuel producers, including our facility in Obion, Tennessee with direct access to new demand for renewable fuels."

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