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50M gallon per year ethanol plant ads unit train capacity to C&N’s supply and marketing efforts in Midwest and West Coast markets Minneapolis, MN – Sept 14th — Today, Mansfield Oil Company announces the addition of Heron Lake BioEnergy to C&N Companies’ existing portfolio of ethanol marketing partnerships. Heron Lake BioEnergy is a dry grind facility, using 18 million bushels of corn to produce 50 million gallons of ethanol and 160,000 tons of Distillers Dried Grains (DDGS) annually. The plant has unit train capacity on the Union Pacific that provides competitive shipping rates to most of the Western United States and excellent truck logistics to Minnesota markets. “This is our first new plant relationship since our acquisition of C&N and is a real demonstration of the confidence placed in Mansfield and C&N as a thriving, independent marketing partner,” says Douglas Haugh, EVP of Mansfield Oil. “Our strengths are logistics, marketing, and the supply chain automation technology that refiners are increasingly requiring of their ethanol suppliers. Working transparently with great producers like Heron Lake, we can improve netbacks for plants. Meanwhile, we reduce costs for customers by slimming transportation and administrative costs across the supply chain.” Bob Ferguson, General Manager for Heron Lake BioEnergy stated, “We reviewed several potential ethanol marketing companies and we are pleased to have selected C&N. Their transparent approach gives us the ability to manage and forecast our costs and margins. Their access to a nationwide market consisting of refiners and blenders gives us great confidence in their ability to secure the best customers for our product.” Jon Bjornstad, who founded C&N in 2000 with the goal of providing the top ethanol marketing program for independent and farmer-owned ethanol refiners said, “I’m excited about working with Heron Lake to grow their business and ours. Their competitive production capabilities and rail logistics are an excellent fit for our network and will give us strong competitive supply to west coast markets.” About Mansfield
Ranked #66 by Forbes, Mansfield Oil defines the next generation of downstream oil company, delivering a disciplined approach to fuel services across 49 states from over 900 supply points. Founded in 1957, the company has enjoyed double-digit growth for three decades. Mansfield Oil focuses on optimizing and controlling fuel-related costs with local service nationwide. C&N Companies has grown to represent over 500 million US gallons of ethanol production, along with 150 million gallons of Bio-diesel. This production comes from 11 different plants, from Indiana to Mexico. C&N is focused exclusively on the sales, logistics and regulatory reporting of renewable fuels across North America. Mansfield is headquartered in Gainesville, GA with offices in Chicago, Denver, and Detroit. C&N is headquartered in Bloomington, MN. About Heron Lake
Heron Lake BioEnergy (HLBE) is located one mile northeast of Heron Lake on the south side of Hwy. 60. The plant produces 50 million gallons of ethanol annually, which is sold to petroleum marketers in Minnesota and across the nation as a clean-burning, high-octane fuel additive. HLBE uses 18,000,000 bushels of corn annually. As a co-product of ethanol production, the plant creates 160,000 tons of Distillers Dried Grains (DDGS) annually that is sold to livestock producers as a high-value nutritional supplement. HLBE is staffed by 47 full-time employees.
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