On September 30, 2020, Neil M. Koehler, the Co-President of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (the ‘company’) retired from the company as previously planned, and no longer serves as Co-President of the company. Mr. Koehler will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors until the company’s upcoming annual meeting of stockholders scheduled to be held on November 18, 2020. On September 30, 2020, with Mr. Koehler’s retirement, Michael D. Kandris, who was previously the Co-President of the company, became the sole President of the company. Mr. Kandris also continues to serve as the Chief Operating Officer and as a director of the company.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. produces and distributes renewable fuel and essential ingredients and is a producer of specialty alcohols in the United States. The Company's segments include Pekin Campus production, marketing and distribution and Western production. Pekin Campus production segment includes the production and sale of alcohols and essential ingredients produced at the Companyâs Pekin, Illinois campus. Its marketing and distribution segment includes marketing and merchant trading for Company-produced alcohols and essential ingredients on an aggregated basis, and sales of fuel-grade ethanol sourced from third parties. Western production segment includes the production and sale of fuel-grade ethanol and essential ingredients produced the Companyâs two western production facilities. It produces specialty alcohols, fuel-grade ethanol and essential ingredients, focusing on various markets, such as health, home and beauty; food and beverage; essential ingredients, and renewable fuels.