What is CountryMark’s investment in alternative fuels, and what is its vision for this market?
CountryMark has been on the forefront of biofuels, and especially crop-based products, since the late 1970s when “Gasohol” first came on the scene. In the early 1990s, CountryMark worked with the Indiana Soybean Board on soy biodiesel, and in 2002 we made soy biodiesel available to our customers. CountryMark was the first in the nation to implement metered blending of biodiesel at the terminal. In 2004, CountryMark was the first in the nation to implement terminal biodiesel rack injection, a process by which pure biodiesel is injected into the diesel stream as it is being loaded into the tanker. This computer-controlled blending process ensures a completely accurate and seamless biodiesel blend. Our local cooperatives have done a great job getting the product accepted by their customers, and today CountryMark is the largest blender of biodiesel in Indiana. Finally, it’s important to note that whether it is ethanol or biodiesel, we still hold these products to the stringent quality stan
