Aventine Renewable Energy
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Aventine Renewable Energy is a bioethanol and biodiesel
company based in Pekin, Illinois
that produces and markets these biofuels.
In 2006, it produced almost 696 million USgals (2,634,646.8 m³) of fuel in the United States. It also produces other by-products: corn gluten feed and meal
, corn germ, condensed corn distillers solubles, dried distillers grain with solubles, wet distillers grain with solubles, carbon dioxide and brewers' yeast.
The company, which was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange
after its stock crashed after initially being listed in 2006, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 8, 2009. It emerged from bankruptcy March 16, 2010.
Biodiesel
Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids with an alcohol....
company based in Pekin, Illinois
Pekin, Illinois
Pekin is a the county seat of Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is also the largest city of Tazewell County, and a key part of the Peoria metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, its population is 34,094. A small portion of the city limits extends...
that produces and markets these biofuels.
In 2006, it produced almost 696 million USgals (2,634,646.8 m³) of fuel in the United States. It also produces other by-products: corn gluten feed and meal
Corn gluten meal
Corn gluten meal is a byproduct of corn processing that has historically been used as an animal feed. It can also be used as an organic herbicide.- Herbicide :...
, corn germ, condensed corn distillers solubles, dried distillers grain with solubles, wet distillers grain with solubles, carbon dioxide and brewers' yeast.
The company, which was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010...
after its stock crashed after initially being listed in 2006, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 8, 2009. It emerged from bankruptcy March 16, 2010.