Natural Chem buys Abengoa’s Portales ethanol plant for biodiesel blending center

In New Mexico, Natural Chem has completed the purchase of Abengoa’s mothballed ethanol plant in Portales that the company plans to launch its regional Eco-Fuels initiative from. In line with the state’s B5 mandate, rather than ethanol production the facility will be used as a biodiesel blending depot including E5 and E20 blends. Natural Chem acquired the plant through a competitive process led by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in St. Louis.

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