Roxana Biodiesel Storage Facility Completed

GROWMARK and Madison Service Company of Alhambra, Ill. announced today the completion of a new 30,000 gallon biodiesel storage facility near Roxana, Ill. The underground storage tank ensures a year-round, consistent 50°F temperature for optimum blending with diesel fuel.

The new facility provides an additional point of supply for biodiesel blends serving GROWMARK customers and FS Member Cooperatives in the southern half of Illinois and eastern Missouri. Distillate/biodiesel blends of B2, B5, B11, B20 or any blend in between are available. Fuels can also be additized with the proprietary FS Dieselex Gold performance enhancer, SURE-FLO cold flow improver and Premium Diesel Express additive. Retail ultra low sulfur diesel fuel and reformulated gasoline for on-road vehicles are also available at the facility.

All biodiesel sourced for the Roxana facility meets the GROWMARK Biodiesel Quality Assurance Program specifications, which exceed national ASTM standards for quality. GROWMARK and the FS System of Member Cooperatives have been strong supporters of homegrown biofuels and have worked to make sure they were successful in the marketplace through positive customer experiences. The Quality Assurance Program ensures dependability through management of biodiesel quality characteristics that make a performance difference, according to Mark Dehner, GROWMARK marketing manager, refined and renewable fuels.

“By requiring stricter product specifications, and mandating storage, transportation and handling procedures, customers are assured that our biodiesel blends will keep them operating,” Dehner said. “This commitment to quality above industry standards demonstrates our dedication to their success and is the reason for our continued leadership in the renewable fuels industry. Just being “good enough” is not “good enough” for the FS System energy teams.”

GROWMARK is also pursuing BQ-9000 Certified Marketer accreditation by the National Biodiesel Board. This “seal of approval” is assigned to marketers who consistently meet fuel quality standards and maintain a quality systems program that includes storage, sampling, testing, blending, shipping, distribution, and fuel management practices.