The History of KAAPA Ethanol Commodities, LLC
February 2001
Formation of KAAPA Ethanol, LLC
September 2002
Initiated Construction in Minden, NE (Fagen/ICM design)
November 2003
Started Operations - 40 million gallon capacity
December 2004
Became an equity owner of Renewable Products Marketing Group (RMPG)
July 2006
Completed expansion/debottlenecking in Minden, NE - 60 million gallon capacity
June 2007
Purchased KAAPA Grains in Elm Creek, NE from subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp.
October 2009
Purchased a portion of Janesville, MN ethanol facility from VersaSun bankruptcy (Fagen/ICM design) - 100 million gallon capacity
September 2010
Purchased controlling interest in Lima, OH ethanol facility
January 2013
Created KAAPA Ethanol Holdings, LLC
December 2013
Purchased a portion of Hankinson Renewable Energy in Hankinson, ND from Murphy Oil - 130 million gallon capacity
March 2016
KAAPA Ethanol, Minden reaches 80 million annualized production rate
September 2016
Purchased Ravenna ethanol plant from Abengoa
November 2017
Expansion of Ravenna to 110 million gallons
May 2019
Debottlenecking of Ravenna to 125 million gallons
February 2023
Purchased a portion of the Aurora, NE ethanol plant and created KAAPA Partners Aurora, LLC - 90-million-gallon capacity
September 2023
Sold interest in Guardian Plants.