Gateway Ethanol defaults on construction loan following shutdown

In Kansas, Gateway Ethanol has defaulted on a construction loan for its new plant in Pratt. The default notice required immediate repayment of $53.4 million outstanding on the note. Gateway, which opened last October, shut down in February after facing higher feedstock prices.

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