Siouxland Ethanol, Llc

What Siouxland Ethanol, Llc does

Siouxland Ethanol, LLC is a Nebraska limited liability company that operates a single corn-ethanol production facility near Jackson, Nebraska, designed and built by Fagen, Inc. using ICM Technology dry-mill process technology and integrated with methane gas capture from the nearby L.P. Gill landfill. The plant, originally commissioned in May 2007 with a 50 million gallons-per-year design, has been expanded to approximately 100 million gallons of ethanol per year, consuming roughly 33 million bushels of corn annually and yielding 225,000 tons of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and 17,000 tons of corn oil as co-products. Landfill methane co-firing displaces about 10% of natural gas requirements, which lowers operating cost and improves the plant's carbon-intensity score for premium value in low-carbon fuel markets. The facility is computerized and automated at each step and is operated by approximately 43 employees with an annual payroll of about $5 million.

The company's revenue model combines physical commodity sales with regulatory credit monetization. It sells finished ethanol (nearly 100% shipped to California, with a small residual supplied to a local Jackson convenience store offering blender pumps), DDGS and modified wet distillers grains (MWDG) to local cattle and poultry feeders, and corn oil to commodity buyers, while recognizing the estimated fair market value of the transferable 45Z clean fuel production tax credit as other income. Corn is procured locally from farmers and elevators through posted daily cash bids and a CIH Hedging grower portal. Governance is by an elected board, with ownership held by 621 unit holders across 3,126 outstanding units of membership interest, primarily grain farmers, cattle feeders, and local business leaders who trade units on a private bulletin board at recent weighted-average prices around $44,400 per unit.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, Siouxland reported total revenues of $48.1M and net income of $23.6M (net income per unit of $7,341), bringing six-month revenues to $101.9M versus $105.8M in the prior-year period. Total assets stood at $135.4M and members' equity at $122.0M, with working capital of $43.0M and book value per unit of $39,034. The Board of Directors declared a $2,200 per-unit distribution to unit holders of record as of March 10, 2026, following a $4,500 per-unit distribution declared in April 2025.

Name

Siouxland Ethanol, Llc

Legal name

Siouxland Ethanol LLC

Website

https://siouxlandethanol.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Siouxland Ethanol, LLC operates a ~100 million gallon-per-year corn ethanol plant near Jackson, Nebraska, producing ethanol, DDGS, and corn oil. An investor-owned LLC with 621 unit holders, it ships nearly all ethanol to California and monetizes the 45Z clean fuel tax credit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nebraska City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ethanol sales: Primary revenue stream from sale of finished ethanol (a clean-burning, high-octane gasoline additive). Approximately 100 million gallons produced annually, with nearly 100% shipped to California; remaining volumes supplied to local blender pumps.
2. Dried Distillers Grains (DDG) and Modified Wet Distillers Grains (MWDG) sales: Co-product revenue from sale of high-value livestock feed. Annual DDGS output of 225,000 tons is sold to local cattle feeders and poultry feeders; MWDG (~55% moisture) and DDG (~10–12% moisture) are both marketed.
3. Corn oil sales: Co-product revenue from sale of approximately 17,000 tons of corn oil produced each year as a by-product of ethanol manufacturing.
4. Clean fuel production tax credit (45Z): Siouxland recognized an estimated fair market value transferable 45Z tax credit for gallons produced from January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026, recorded as other income and driving a substantial increase in net income for the comparative periods.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Siouxland Ethanol, LLC is a corn-based dry-mill ethanol producer located in Jackson, Nebraska, manufacturing approximately 100 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol annually along with co-products including dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), modified wet distillers grains (MWDG), and corn oil. The company also procures corn from local farmers via posted daily cash bids and operates an internal bulletin board for trading of LLC units among its 621 unit holders.

Product overview

Siouxland Ethanol, LLC operates a single integrated corn-ethanol production facility near Jackson, Nebraska, organized as a unified product line centered on ethanol manufacturing with three named commercial co-products: Modified Wet Distillers Grains (MWDG), Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS), and Corn Oil. Supporting producer-facing services — Corn Bids / Cash Bids pricing, a Cash Bid History and SMS sign-up, and a Unit Trading Bulletin Board for its 621 unit holders — sit alongside a quarterly Investor Newsletter program and an investor portal; together these constitute the company’s full commercial offering around the core ethanol plant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fuel-Grade Ethanol Denatured fuel-grade ethanol produced from corn via dry-mill fermentation and distillation; sold wholesale to fuel blenders and refiners, with nearly all output shipped to California for blending into gasoline under LCFS programs.
• Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS) High-protein dried animal feed co-product of ethanol production; approximately 225,000 tons produced annually and sold to regional livestock feeders for use in beef, dairy, swine, and poultry rations.
• Modified Wet Distillers Grains (MWDG) Wet-form distillers grains feed produced alongside DDGS; sold to nearby cattle feeders as a higher-moisture, lower-shrink alternative to DDGS.
• Corn Oil Corn oil extracted from the ethanol process (approximately 17,000 tons annually) and sold as a feedstock for biodiesel and renewable diesel production.
• Daily Cash Corn Bids Posted daily cash bid pricing for corn delivered to the Jackson, Nebraska plant, offered to local farmers as a transparent procurement mechanism for the company's primary feedstock.
• Unit Trading Bulletin Board Internal bulletin board that matches existing unit holders wishing to sell their LLC units with qualified buyers, providing a closed-market mechanism for transferring the 3,126 outstanding units among the 621 unit holders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 million gallons of ethanol produced per year (up from 50 million gallons original design)
• +6 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• POET: Largest U.S. corn-ethanol producer operating a network of dry-mill plants. Directly comparable business model (corn-to-ethanol plus DDGS and corn oil co-products), serving the same low-carbon and conventional gasoline markets.
• Pacific Ethanol: Western-U.S.-focused ethanol producer historically shipping volumes into California. Similar business model with strong reliance on California low-carbon-fuel economics.
• ACE Ethanol: Wisconsin-based corn-ethanol plant of similar size producing ethanol, DDGS and corn oil. Comparable single-plant dry-mill economics and community-investor structure.
• Valero Renewable Fuels: Operates multiple corn-ethanol plants as part of Valero's downstream portfolio. Comparable dry-mill production economics and California low-carbon market positioning.
• Green Plains Inc. Vertically integrated corn-ethanol producer with 9+ plants producing ethanol, DDGS and corn oil. Closely comparable product mix, scale and exposure to low-carbon CI scoring.
• Highwater Ethanol: Community-investor corn-ethanol plant in Lamberton, Minnesota. Highly comparable investor-owned LLC structure, scale (~50-65M gal/year) and corn-to-ethanol-plus-DDGS operations.
• Al-Corn Clean Fuel: Minnesota farmer-owned ethanol cooperative with dry-mill ethanol, DDGS and corn oil production. Closely comparable cooperative/owner-investor ownership model and product mix.

Broad incumbents

• Flint Hills Resources: Koch-owned ethanol producer with dry-mill plants producing ethanol and DDGS. Comparable operating model and California low-carbon market exposure.
• ADM Corn Processing: Agricultural giant with large-scale corn-ethanol, DDGS and corn oil operations. Comparable product portfolio but embedded in a far larger, diversified agribusiness.
• Cargill Ethanol: Operates corn-ethanol plants as part of its grain and processing platform. Overlapping product set (ethanol, DDGS, corn oil) but serves a much broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Siouxlandethanol
• Xx.com/sxlandethanol

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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