I am pleased to announce that Brian Steenhard has been named our interim Chief Executive Officer. Greg Thompson will continue to serve as an employee of White Energy with his time being dedicated to working with Brian on projects identified by the Board. Greg has accepted the CEO position for Purefield Ingredients (the owner of…
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the final action that would remove the key regulatory barrier to using gasoline blended with up to 15% ethanol (E15) during the summer driving season and reform the renewable identification number (RIN) compliance system under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program to increase transparency and deter price…
Strategic Value Partners, LLC and its affiliates (“SVPGlobal”), a global investment firm with approximately $8 billion of assets under management, today announced that is has completed its purchase of White Energy’s food ingredient and ethanol business. The transaction includes two integrated plants in Russell, Kansas: the largest vital wheat gluten manufacturing facility in North America,…
Strategic Value Partners and its affiliates (“SVPGlobal”), a global investment firm with $8 billion of assets under management, today announced an agreement to purchase food ingredient and ethanol businesses from White Energy. The purchase includes two integrated plants in Russell, Kansas: the nation’s largest vital wheat gluten manufacturing facility and one of the nation’s most cost-efficient…
White Energy CEO Greg Thompson met with Chinese officials in Beijing in January as part of a delegation organized by Growth Energy and the U.S. Grains Council. The four-day event included meetings with leading Chinese biofuels and energy companies, university researchers, and government representatives to discuss the country’s E10 initiative. China announced ambitious plans in…
Program airs this week on Fox Business Network and Bloomberg International White Energy, one of the nation’s leading producers of biofuels, animal feed and food ingredients, will be featured on an upcoming broadcast of Worldwide Business with kathy ireland®, a weekly half-hour show featuring business executives around the world who share insights about their business…
White Energy, one of the nation’s leading producers of biofuels, animal feed and food ingredients, has appointed John Keaveney as vice president of sales and marketing for its gluten operations. “As the nation’s largest supplier of vital wheat gluten, there are tremendous opportunities in the marketplace for White Energy,” said Greg Thompson, White Energy president…
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) and White Energy announced today that they have agreed to evaluate the economic feasibility of a carbon capture, utilization and storage project. The project would capture carbon dioxide (CO2) at White Energy’s ethanol facilities in Hereford and Plainview, Texas, and transport it to the Permian Basin, where Occidental would use it…
Growth Energy is proud to welcome its newest member, White Energy. One of the nation’s largest ethanol producers, White Energy operates three state-of-the-art ethanol production facilities with the capacity to produce more than 300 million gallons of renewable biofuels a year. It distributes fuel to the world’s leading oil companies both domestically and abroad. “White Energy is a true leader in…
White Energy’s ethanol processing plant in Hereford, Texas is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. The plant, designed by ICM and built by Fagen, has produced more than one billion gallons of ethanol since it began operations in January 2008. “What a milestone! This plant consistently meets and exceeds our production targets and we’ve recently…