Cardinal Ethanol LLC

Union City, IN

PADD2 Ethanol

Aerial view of the site Imagery: USDA, USGS The National Map (public domain)

million gal/yr capacity · EIA: 136
barrels per day: 8,871
rank of 189 U.S. plants: #39
fuel terminals within 150 mi: 40
other plants within 100 mi: 12

Terminals within reach

Terminal	Location	Rack market	Ethanol	Miles
Mplx Muncie T-35-IN-3221	Muncie, IN	Muncie, IN	assumed	27
Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Muncie Terminal T-35-IN-3229	Muncie, IN	Muncie, IN	assumed	27
Citgo Petroleum Corporation - Dayton Terminal T-31-OH-3121	Dayton, OH	Dayton, OH	assumed	46
Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals LP - Dayton Terminal T-31-OH-3117	Dayton, OH	Dayton, OH	assumed	46
Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC - Dayton Terminal T-31-OH-3106	Dayton, OH	Dayton, OH	assumed	46
Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Dayton Terminal T-31-OH-3115	Dayton, OH	Dayton, OH	assumed	46
Eott Energy - Lima T-34-OH-3152	Lima, OH	Lima, OH	assumed	53
Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Lima South Terminal T-34-OH-3158	Lima, OH	Lima, OH	assumed	53
Lima Refining Company - Lima T-34-OH-3176	Lima, OH	Lima, OH	assumed	54
Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Lima North Terminal T-34-OH-3146	Lima, OH	Lima, OH	assumed	54
Erpc Todhunter T-31-OH-3119	Middletown, OH	Lebanon, OH	assumed	56
Citgo Petroleum Corporation - Huntington Terminal T-35-IN-3210	Huntington, IN	Huntington, IN	assumed	58
Lassus Brothers Oil, Incorporated T-35-IN-3234	Huntington, IN	Huntington, IN	assumed	58
Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.p. - Fort Wayne (Huntington) Terminal T-35-IN-3211	Huntington, IN	Huntington, IN	operator lists ethanol	58
Buckeye Pipe Line Co. LP - Huntington Station T-35-IN-3231	Huntington, IN	Huntington, IN	assumed	58
Mplx Huntington T-35-IN-3208	Huntington, IN	Huntington, IN	assumed	58
Erpc Lebanon T-31-OH-3118	Lebanon, OH	Lebanon, OH	assumed	59
Countrymark Cooperative Llp T-35-IN-3235	Westfield, IN	Indianapolis, IN	assumed	73
Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC - Cincinnati North Terminal T-31-OH-3104	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati, OH	assumed	73
Buckeye Development & Logistics T-35-IN-3251	Huntington, IN	Huntington, IN	assumed	74
Buckeye Terminals - Zionsville Terminal T-35-IN-3230	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	assumed	76
Countrymark Cooperative Llp T-35-IN-3236	Peru, IN	Peru, IN	assumed	76
Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Cincinnati Terminal T-31-OH-3128	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati, OH	assumed	77
Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC - Indianapolis Terminal T-35-IN-3204	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	assumed	77
Mplx Speedway Terminal T-35-IN-3222	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	assumed	77
Mplx Cincinnati T-31-OH-3100	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati, OH	assumed	78
Transmontaigne - Covington (Greater Cincinnati) Terminal T-61-KY-3264	Covington, KY	Covington, KY	assumed	78
Aircraft Service International, Incorporated T-61-KY-3277	Erlanger, KY	Cincinnati, OH	assumed	78
MPLX Indianapolis T-35-IN-3219	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	assumed	80
Mplx Covington T-61-KY-3263	Covington, KY	Covington, KY	assumed	80
Buckeye Terminals LLC - Raceway Terminal T-35-IN-3226	Clermont, IN	Indianapolis, IN	assumed	82
U.s. Oil - Indianapolis Terminal T-35-IN-3227	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	assumed	82
Buckeye Terminals LLC - Indianapolis Terminal T-35-IN-3238	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	assumed	82
CSX Transportation Inc T-35-IN-3243	Avon, IN	Indianapolis, IN	assumed	84
NGL Supply Wholesale LLC - Lebanon Terminal T-35-IN-3249	Lebanon, IN	Indianapolis, IN	assumed	86
Citgo Petroleum Corporation - Columbus Terminal T-31-OH-3120	Dublin, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	89
Benchmark Biodiesel T-31-OH-3129	Columbus, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	94
Marathon Petroleum Company LLC (West) T-31-OH-3112	Columbus, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	94
Mplx Columbus (East) T-31-OH-3101	Columbus, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	94
Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals LP - Columbus West Terminal T-31-OH-3111	Columbus, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	94

Nearby ethanol plants

Plants within 100 miles — the supply competing for the same terminals.

Plant	Location	MMgal/yr	Miles
The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC	Greenville, OH	154	16
POET Biorefining - Portland LLC	Portland, IN	90	18
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC	Bluffton, IN	140	41
POET Biorefining - Alexandria LLC	Alexandria, IN	90	43
Central Indiana Ethanol LLC	Marion, IN	50	53
Guardian Lima LLC	Lima, OH	84	55
POET Biorefining - Shelbyville LLC	Shelbyville, IN	96	67
POET Biorefining - North Manchester LLC	North Manchester, IN	96	71
POET Biorefining - Leipsic LLC	Leipsic, OH	90	80
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC	Bloomingburg, OH	140	88
The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC	Logansport, IN	140	91
POET Biorefining - Marion LLC	Marion, OH	162	95

Published rail rates

Origin rate group: Muncie, IN (NS) (nearest listed station Portland, IN, 18.3 mi). Single-car tank-car rates to each destination group, cheapest first — ¢/gal at 30,000 gal a car. The delivered column adds this plant’s basis to Chicago, car lease, transload, truck, terminaling and carrying cost — see a terminal’s Ethanol supply tab for the full breakdown.

NSRQ 70120 price authority effective January 2, 2018, "subject to future increases" — current NS prices are published only through AccessNS. Not subject to fuel surcharge (note G556). Lanes to Norcross GA, Spartanburg SC, Alexandria VA and Pineville NC include transloading at the TBT (notes P949-P952).

To rate group	Railroad	$/car	¢/gal	Delivered vs CHI ¢	Terminals in the group	Tariff
Chicago, IL	NS	3,639	12.13	+19.04	BP Products North America, Incorporated Whiting Citgo Petroleum Corporation - East Chicago Terminal East Chicago Buckeye - East Chicago Terminal East Chicago + 8 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Detroit, MI	NS	3,812	12.71	+19.61	Buckeye Terminals, LLC - River Rouge Terminal River Rouge Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Woodhaven Terminal Woodhaven Midwest Marine Incorporated - River Rouge River Rouge + 14 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Columbus, OH	NS	4,004	13.35	+20.18	Mplx Heath Newark Marathon Petroleum Company LLC (West) Columbus Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Columbus South Terminal Columbus + 6 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Canton, OH	NS	4,089	13.63	+20.56	Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Canton Terminal Canton Marathon Petroleum Company LLC - Canton Terminal Canton Canton Refining Logistics Canton	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Toledo, OH	NS	4,159	13.86	+20.72	Citgo Petroleum Corporation - Toledo Terminal Oregon Delta Fuels, Incorporated Toledo Zenith Energy US - Toledo Terminal Toledo + 3 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Cleveland, OH	NS	4,330	14.43	+21.36	Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Grafton (Lorain Terminal) Grafton Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.p. - Cleveland Terminal Cleveland Bulk Terminal Storage (Bts) - Aurora Terminal Aurora + 9 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Pittsburgh, PA	NS	4,593	15.31	+22.31	Ergon West Virginia, Incorporated Newell Refinery Newell Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Indianola Terminal Indianola Petroleum Products Corporation Pittsburgh Terminals Coraopolis + 14 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Louisville, KY	NS	4,988	16.63	+23.51	Mplx Lousville Terminal (Algonquin) Louisville Valero Terminaling & Distribution Louisville Mplx Louisville Terminal (Kramers Lane) Louisville + 5 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Tennille, GA	NS	5,196	17.32	—	no IRS terminal in a station town	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
South Jersey/Philadelphia	NS	5,541	18.47	+26.23	Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals LP - Eagle Point Terminal Westville Sunoco Marcus Hook Refinery Marcus Hook Conocophillips Company - Trainer Trainer + 20 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Birmingham, AL	NS	5,541	18.47	+26.20	Citgo Petroleum Corporation - Birmingham Terminal Birmingham Allied Energy Company LLC Birmingham Motiva Enterprises LLC Birmingham + 7 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
North Jersey	NS	5,606	18.69	+27.00	Imtt - Bayonne, New Jersey Bayonne Conocophillips Company - Linden Linden Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC - Carteret (Ny Harbor) Terminal Carteret + 29 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Hattiesburg, MS	NS	5,718	19.06	+27.46	Lone Star NGL - Hattiesburg Petal Transmontaigne Product Services Incorporated - Collins Piedmont No. 1 Collins Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals Collins + 1 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Knoxville, TN	NS	5,967	19.89	+27.42	Pbf Logistics Products Terminals LLC Knoxville Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals Knoxville Marathon Petroleum Company LLC - Knoxville Terminal Knoxville + 4 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Altoona, PA	NS	6,017	20.06	+27.63	Gulf Oil, LP Altoona Terminal Altoona Zenith Energy Holdings - Altoona Terminal Altoona Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.p. - Altoona Terminal Altoona	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Chattanooga, TN	NS	6,064	20.21	+27.81	Magellan Midstream Partners, L.p. (2) Chattanooga Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC Chattanooga Magellan Midstream Partners, L.p. (1) Chattanooga + 3 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Baltimore, MD	NS	6,238	20.79	+28.49	Petroleum Fuel And Terminal Company (Apex Oil) Baltimore (South) Terminal Baltimore Center Point Terminal Baltimore, LLC Baltimore Nustar Terminals Operations Partnership L.p. - Baltimore Baltimore + 6 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Columbia, SC	NS	6,324	21.08	—	no IRS terminal in a station town	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Augusta, GA	NS	6,324	21.08	+28.81	Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals North Augusta Buckeye Terminals, LLC - North Augusta Terminal North Augusta Magellan Terminals Holdings LP North Augusta + 1 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Allentown/Bethlehem, PA	NS	6,392	21.31	+29.04	Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Macungie Terminal Macungie Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.p. - Montello (Reading) Terminal Sinking Spring Farm And Home Oil Company (Global) Macungie + 10 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Seneca, SC	NS	6,456	21.52	+29.17	Mplx Belton Belton Transmontaigne Incorporated - Belton Southeast Belton	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Norfolk, VA	NS	6,497	21.66	+29.91	Imtt-Chesapeake, Virginia Chesapeake Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Chesapeake Terminal Chesapeake Kinder Morgan Virginia Liquids Terminals LLC Chesapeake + 7 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Winston-salem, NC	NS	6,584	21.95	—	no IRS terminal in a station town	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Charleston, SC	NS	6,584	21.95	+30.26	Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Charleston North Charleston Kinder Morgan - Shipyard River Terminal (Srt) Charleston	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Greensboro, NC	NS	6,584	21.95	+29.58	Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals - Greensboro # 1 Terminal Greensboro Kinder Morgan Engery Partners LP - Greensboro # 2 Greensboro Center Point Terminal Company - Greensboro Greensboro + 4 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Harrisburg, PA	NS	6,669	22.23	+29.89	Lucknow-Highspire Terminals - Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg Zenith Energy Holdings - Mechanicsburg Terminal Mechanicsburg Lucknow-Highspire Terminals - Highspire Middletown + 1 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Roanoke, VA	NS	6,669	22.23	+29.80	Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals - Roanoke Roanoke Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Roanoke Terminal Montvale Magellan Terminals Holdings LP Roanoke + 4 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Richmond, VA	NS	6,791	22.64	+30.33	Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals - Richmond Richmond Transmontaigne - Richmond Richmond First Energy Corporation Richmond + 8 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Spartanburg, SC incl. transload	NS	6,837	22.79	+29.18	Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Spartansburg Terminal Spartanburg Colonial Pipeline - Spartanburg Spartanburg Motiva Enterprises LLC Spartanburg + 4 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Atlanta, GA incl. transload	NS	6,843	22.81	+29.25	Colonial Pipeline - Atlanta Junction Austell Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC - Chattahoochee Terminal Atlanta Plantation Pipe Line Company - Doraville Tank Farm Doraville + 16 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Charlotte, NC incl. transload	NS	6,930	23.10	+29.49	Marathon Charlotte (East) Charlotte Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals - Charlotte Terminal 2 Charlotte Magellan Terminals Holdings, L.p. - Charlotte 2 Charlotte + 10 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Macon, GA	NS	6,930	23.10	+31.35	Epic Midstream LLC - Macon Terminal Macon Transmontaigne - Macon Macon South Florida Materials Corp dba Vecenergy Macon + 3 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Raleigh, NC	NS	7,018	23.39	+31.12	Citgo Petroleum Corporation - Selma Terminal Selma Transmontaigne Operating Company, LP - Selma N Terminal Selma Kinder Morgan Terminals (Selma I) Selma + 10 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Columbus, GA	NS	7,030	23.43	+31.70	Omega Partners Iii, LLC Columbus Mplx Columbus Columbus Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC - Columbus Terminal Columbus	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Miami, FL	NS	7,043	23.48	+32.76	Vecenergy - Port Everglades Terminal Dania Beach Transmontaigne Partners L.p. - Port Everglades North Fort Lauderdale Chevron Products Company Fort Lauderdale + 15 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Jacksonville, FL	NS	7,105	23.68	+32.14	Nustar Terminals Operations Partnership L. P. - Jacksonville Terminal Jacksonville Center Point Terminal Company LLC - Jacksonville Jacksonville Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Jacksonville Terminal Jacksonville + 3 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Albany, GA	NS	7,205	24.02	+32.36	Transmontaigne - Albany Albany Magellan Midstream Partners, L.p. Albany Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals Albany	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Savannah, GA	NS	7,274	24.25	+32.59	Colonial Terminals, Incorporated - Plants 1 And 2 Savannah Imtt - Savanna North Savannah Epic Midstream LLC Savannah	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Washington, D.C. incl. transload	NS	7,709	25.70	+32.10	Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC Lorton Transmontaigne - Fairfax Fairfax Motiva - Fairfax Terminal Fairfax + 6 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000

Rates are pipeline line-haul transcribed from published FERC tariffs; every figure cites its tariff and item. Cost to serve (netback) adds origin spot price and destination fees. "Confirmed" links match a tariff delivery point to the facility; "same city" means the point is in the facility's city — plausible, not proof; "per research" means the facility's research profile names the pipeline as an outlet.