Our Key Partners—The best in the industry
We believe we've found the key to bringing a high-quality, cost-effective product to the marketplace: building the right project with the right partners. We've created a seamlessly integrated system of allies who are the very best at what they do.
Design and construction. Production and refining. Marketing and shipping. Economic development and effective public policy. Washington Biodiesel has built an alliance of partners with exceptional experience in all phases of canola oil production and throughout the local community.
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Crown Iron Works Company—The world's leading oilseed processing technology firm provides the crushing technology and equipment. www.crowniron.com |
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Harburg Freudenberger—World leader in oilseed process engineering, over 80% of North American canola seed processing. www.harburg-freudenberger.com/en/index.html |
 | McKinstry, Inc.—The Northwest's largest and most sophisticated mechanical contractor will build the Washington Biodiesel Warden facility. www.mckinstry.com |
 | CH2M Hill— A world leader in engineering and construction, CH2M Hill, as a McKinstry subcontractor, will provide the engineering design work for the Warden crush facility. www.ch2m.com |
 | CHS—The country's largest farmer cooperative and a $12 billion/year diversified energy, grains and foods company, will supply canola seed and provide marketing outlets for our fuel and canola meal. www.connellgg.com/ Connell Grain Growers—The Washington representative of CHS can help 2,000 local farmers increase revenues by diversifying into canola seed production. www.connellgg.com |
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Marathon Capital, LLC— Marathon Capital, LLC, is a leading investment bank and financial advisor focused on delivering financial services and products to the power production, energy conservation, renewable energy and biofuel markets. http://www.marathon-cap.com/ |
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Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.— Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., a full-service investment bank, ranks as one of the ten largest investment banks in the country with 90 offices in 20 states and 5 foreign countries. Headquartered in New York, Oppenheimer is publicly traded on the NYSE ("OPY"). The Fixed Income Originations Group of Oppenheimer in Minneapolis, Minnesota is engaged to privately place the debt for Pacific Coast Canola in Warden, Washington. http://www.opco.com/ |
 | Columbia Basin Railroad—Agriculturally based, short line railroad serving Central Washington. Locally owned and operated, with a proud history of outstanding customer service. www.cbrr.com |
| Port of Warden—purchased land from the State of Washington and is leasing over 50 acres to PCC to locate the crushing facility. The Port has also received initial environmental permitting to allow the facility to be sited on the land.
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| City of Warden — lead permitting agency. The City of Warden's support for the project was instrumental in PCC's decision to locate the facility their community. www.cityofwarden.org |
 | Grant County Public Utility District—a consumer-owned utility, will build a new substation on-site that will provide power to the crushing facility.www.gcpud.org |
 | Grant County Economic Development Council—has provided critical support to PCC in developing local community and business support for the project. www.grantedc.com |
Key Partners