Biofuels

Arkansas currently has four completed biofuel facilities either near or actively producing, with a few other facilities in various stages of construction and planning, as follows:

Completed Production Facilities

FutureFuel Corporation – Batesville

Fuel Produced: Biodiesel (B99/B100 tallow methyl ester (TME))
Feedstock(s) Used: Currently edible-grade beef tallow
(though it is a continuous biodiesel production facility vetted for eight feedstocks: soybean, canola, palm, corn, and cottonseed oils, plus beef tallow, pork lard, and poultry fat)
Annual Production Capacity: 59 MGY
Status: Producing since October 2005
Website: http://www.futurefuelcorporation.com/
Contact: Rich Byers, Biofuels Manager, richbyers@ffcmail.com

Pinnacle Biofuels – Crossett

Fuel Produced: Biodiesel
Feedstock(s) Used: Multiple Animal Fats and Vegetable Oils
Annual Production Capacity: 10 MGY
Status: Producing since May 2008
Website: www.pinnaclebiofuel.com
Contact: Brad Dobson, Plant Manager, (870) 304-2463, bdobson@pinnaclebiofuel.com 

Arkansas SoyEnergy Group, LLC – DeWitt

Fuel Produced: Biodiesel
Feedstock(s) Used: Primarily soybeans, along with other vegetable based oils such as cottonseed
Annual Production Capacity: 7.5 MGY
Status: Producing since April 2009
Website: www.arkansassoyenergy.com
Contact: Terry McCullars, General Manager, (870) 946-1551, tmccullars@arkansassoyenergy.com

Delta American Fuel LLC – Helena/West Helena

Fuel Produced: Biodiesel
Feedstock(s) Used: Multiple Feedstock Plant with emphasis on producing virgin vegetable oil based biodiesel
Annual Production Capacity: 40 MGY
Status: Producing since January 2010
Website: www.deltaamericanfuel.com (coming soon)
Contact: Bernie Crowley or Patrick Simmons

Production Facilities Under Construction

Diamond Valley Ventures - Rohwer

Fuel Produced: Biodiesel
Annual Production Capacity: 10 MGY
Status: Production to begin in 2010

Former Production Facilities

Patriot Biofuels – Stuttgart

Destroyed by tornado in Spring 2008