HIGH PLAINS BIOENERGY, LLC

What HIGH PLAINS BIOENERGY, LLC does

HIGH PLAINS BIOENERGY, LLC is a privately held U.S. renewable energy company headquartered in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, operating as a subsidiary of Seaboard Corporation — a Fortune 500 diversified conglomerate with more than 12,000 employees worldwide. The company produces renewable diesel, biodiesel, renewable naphtha, glycerin, and solar power from agricultural feedstocks, serving transportation, industrial, and agricultural end markets. Its operations are vertically integrated with Seaboard Foods and other agricultural affiliates, providing internal access to renewable feedstocks that underpin its fuels production.

The company owns and operates three production facilities across the United States and runs an integrated distribution network anchored by a unit-train-based fuels terminal in central California, supporting rail-served bulk movement of renewable fuels. Its go-to-market is a sales-led, direct enterprise motion targeting transportation, industrial, and agricultural buyers, with products sold on a quotation basis. Marketing is executed through a corporate website, a LinkedIn company page, and an ADP-hosted careers portal, reflecting a lean operating footprint of 11 employees consistent with shared services provided by its Fortune 500 parent.

The business model is commodity hardware sales of renewable fuels and by-products, monetized through volume rather than subscription or licensing. The renewable diesel, biodiesel, and renewable naphtha product lines are pure commodity outputs whose economics are driven by feedstock cost, RIN/LCFS credit values, and crack spreads versus petroleum diesel — none of which are disclosed in the source material. Distribution is concentrated in the U.S. domestic market, with the central California terminal serving as the primary logistics hub for Western U.S. delivery. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with B2B quotation-based fuel sales.

Name

HIGH PLAINS BIOENERGY, LLC

Legal name

HIGH PLAINS BIOENERGY, LLC

Website

https://highplainsbioenergy.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HIGH PLAINS BIOENERGY, LLC is a U.S. renewable energy subsidiary of Seaboard Corporation that produces renewable diesel, biodiesel, renewable naphtha, glycerin, and solar power from agricultural feedstocks across three production facilities, serving transportation, industrial, and agricultural markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Fuels / Bioenergy

NAICS

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (3241), Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiesel (FAME) Production (EUAAAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biofuels & Renewable Fuels Switching (Biomethane/RNG, Bio-oils, Sustainable Biomass) (EUABAJAD), Bio-based Platform & Commodity Chemicals (e.g., bio-ethylene, bio-propylene, bio-BTX, bio-methanol) (EUAAAIAA)

Keywords

• Renewable diesel fuel
• Biodiesel production
• Renewable naphtha
• Agricultural feedstocks
• Bioenergy manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Central California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Renewable Diesel Sales: Production and sale of renewable diesel fuel for transportation markets
2. Biodiesel Sales: Production and sale of biodiesel for transportation, industrial, and agricultural markets
3. Renewable Naphtha: Production and sale of renewable naphtha and by-products
4. Solar Power: Solar power generation and distribution

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

High Plains Bioenergy, LLC (operating in the source data as Seaboard Energy) produces and sells renewable fuels and energy products including renewable diesel, biodiesel, renewable naphtha, glycerin, and solar power. The company utilizes agricultural-based feedstocks sourced through integration with Seaboard Foods and other agriculturally based companies to manufacture sustainable fuels for transportation, industrial, and agricultural markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Renewable Diesel
• Biodiesel
• Renewable Naphtha
• Glycerin
• Solar Power

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Seaboard FoodscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeaboard Energy works collaboratively with Seaboard Foods, an agriculturally based company, integrating and utilizing renewable sources for sustainable energy production. This partnership provides access to agricultural feedstocks for renewable energy production.
• Seaboard CorporationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeaboard Energy is part of the Seaboard Corporation's diverse family of businesses. Seaboard Corporation is a Fortune 500 company with over 12,000 employees worldwide. This corporate relationship provides scale, resources, and operational infrastructure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Marathon Martinez Renewables: Marathon Petroleum's renewable diesel facility in Martinez, California, serving the California LCFS market. Direct competitor in California renewable diesel supply and a primary user of similar unit train distribution economics.
• Neste US: Global leader in renewable diesel and SAF production with significant US refining capacity. Competes in the same renewable diesel market and shares the agricultural feedstock integration model, but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• ADM Bioenergy: Archer Daniels Midland's renewable fuels and chemicals business, producing biodiesel, renewable diesel feedstocks, and glycerin from agricultural crops. Comparable feedstock integration and product overlap with smaller renewable diesel producers.
• Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex: Converted refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area producing renewable diesel from waste feedstocks. Targets the same California LCFS market as Seaboard Energy and competes for similar feedstock supply.
• Cargill Bioindustrial: Bio-based chemicals and renewable feedstock supplier producing glycerin, bio-based oils, and related industrial bio-products. Overlaps with Seaboard Energy's glycerin and renewable naphtha by-product streams and shares the agricultural feedstock supply chain.

Direct peers

• Renewable Energy Group (now part of Chevron): Producer of renewable diesel and biodiesel from agricultural feedstocks including distillers corn oil, soybean oil, and used cooking oil. Closely comparable product portfolio, customer base, and feedstock strategy, now operating as a Chevron subsidiary.
• Diamond Green Diesel: Joint venture between Darling Ingredients and Valero producing renewable diesel from agricultural feedstocks and animal fats. Direct competitor in the same renewable diesel and biodiesel product category, with a similar agricultural feedstock integration thesis relying on Darling's rendering network.
• World Energy: Producer of renewable diesel and biodiesel serving the California and West Coast markets with port-based distribution infrastructure. Comparable product mix and strategic focus on California's LCFS-driven demand.

Emerging players

• Montauk Renewables: Renewable energy producer focused on biogas and renewable natural gas from agricultural and food waste. Adjacent positioning in renewable fuels from agricultural feedstocks, with overlap in the agricultural-waste-to-energy thesis.

Regional players

• Eco-Energy: Biofuel distribution and feedstock supply company handling biodiesel, renewable diesel, ethanol, and feedstock logistics. Comparable distribution-oriented renewable fuels business model with US-centric operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/high-plains-bioenergy-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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