Guardian Lima LLC

Lima, OH

PADD2 Ethanol

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

million gal/yr capacity · EIA: 84
barrels per day: 5,479
rank of 189 U.S. plants: #95
fuel terminals within 150 mi: 40
other plants within 100 mi: 11

Terminals within reach

Terminal	Location	Rack market	Ethanol	Miles
Marathon Lima T-34-OH-3152	Lima, OH	Lima, OH	assumed	3
Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Lima North T-34-OH-3146	Lima, OH	Lima, OH	assumed	3
Lima Refining Company T-34-OH-3176	Lima, OH	Lima, OH	assumed	3
Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Lima South T-34-OH-3158	Lima, OH	Lima, OH	assumed	3
CITGO - Dublin T-31-OH-3120	Dublin, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	63
CITGO - Dayton T-31-OH-3121	Dayton, OH	Dayton, OH	assumed	64
Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Dayton T-31-OH-3115	Dayton, OH	Dayton, OH	assumed	64
Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP T-31-OH-3117	Dayton, OH	Dayton, OH	assumed	64
Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC T-31-OH-3106	Dayton, OH	Dayton, OH	assumed	64
Buckeye Terminals, LLC T-34-OH-3148	Toledo, OH	Toledo, OH	assumed	69
PBF Logistics ProductsTerminals LLC T-34-OH-3161	Toledo, OH	Toledo, OH	assumed	70
Toledo Terminal Holdings LLC T-34-OH-3149	Toledo, OH	Toledo, OH	assumed	72
Marathon Columbus - West T-31-OH-3112	Columbus, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	72
BenchMark Biodiesel, Inc. T-31-OH-3129	Columbus, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	72
Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP T-31-OH-3111	Columbus, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	72
Marathon Columbus - East T-31-OH-3101	Columbus, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	73
Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Columbus T-31-OH-3114	Columbus, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	73
Sunoco LLC T-35-IN-3211	Huntington, IN	Huntington, IN	operator lists ethanol	73
CITGO - Huntington T-35-IN-3210	Huntington, IN	Huntington, IN	assumed	73
Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP T-35-IN-3231	Huntington, IN	Huntington, IN	assumed	73
Lassus Bros. Oil, Inc. - Huntington T-35-IN-3234	Huntington, IN	Huntington, IN	assumed	73
Buckeye Terminals, LLC T-31-OH-3105	Columbus, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	73
Marathon Oregon T-34-OH-3153	Oregon, OH	Toledo, OH	assumed	73
Marathon Huntington T-35-IN-3208	Huntington, IN	Huntington, IN	assumed	73
Sunoco Midstream LLC T-34-OH-3169	Toledo, OH	Toledo, OH	operator lists ethanol	74
Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP T-31-OH-3116	Columbus, OH	Columbus, OH	assumed	74
Marathon Muncie T-35-IN-3221	Muncie, IN	Muncie, IN	assumed	74
Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Muncie T-35-IN-3229	Muncie, IN	Muncie, IN	assumed	74
CITGO - Oregon T-34-OH-3165	Oregon, OH	Toledo, OH	assumed	75
Marathon Bellevue T-34-OH-3166	Bellevue, OH	Tiffin, OH	assumed	82
ERPC Lebanon T-31-OH-3118	Lebanon, OH	Lebanon, OH	assumed	85
ERPC Todhunter T-31-OH-3119	Middletown, OH	Lebanon, OH	assumed	88
Buckeye Development and Logistics II LLC T-35-IN-3251	Huntington, IN	Huntington, IN	assumed	90
Marathon Heath T-31-OH-3102	Heath, OH	Heath, OH	assumed	97
Buckeye Terminals, LLC T-38-MI-3004	Napoleon, MI	Jackson, MI	assumed	101
Countrymark Cooperative LLP - Peru T-35-IN-3236	Peru, IN	Peru, IN	assumed	106
Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Woodhaven T-38-MI-3024	Woodhaven, MI	Taylor, MI	assumed	108
Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC T-31-OH-3104	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati, OH	assumed	108
Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Marshall T-38-MI-3043	Marshall, MI	Marshall, MI	assumed	110
Delta Detroit Terminal T-38-MI-3018	Detroit, MI	Detroit, MI	assumed	111

Nearby ethanol plants

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

Plant	Location	MMgal/yr	Miles
POET Biorefining - Leipsic LLC	Leipsic, OH	90	29
POET Biorefining - Marion LLC	Marion, OH	162	49
POET Biorefining - Fostoria LLC	Fostoria, OH	92	49
POET Biorefining - Portland LLC	Portland, IN	90	51
The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC	Greenville, OH	154	51
Cardinal Ethanol LLC	Union City, IN	136	55
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC	Bluffton, IN	140	59
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC	Bloomingburg, OH	140	85
Central Indiana Ethanol LLC	Marion, IN	50	87
POET Biorefining - Alexandria LLC	Alexandria, IN	90	88
POET Biorefining - North Manchester LLC	North Manchester, IN	96	91

Published rail rates

Origin rate group: Sandusky, OH (NS) (Lima is a listed station). 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	3,582	11.94	+18.87	BP Products North America Inc Whiting CITGO - East Chicago East Chicago East Chicago Terminal East Chicago + 8 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Detroit, MI	NS	3,754	12.51	+19.36	Buckeye Terminals, LLC River Rouge Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Woodhaven Woodhaven Midwest Marine Inc. River Rouge + 14 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Columbus, OH	NS	3,945	13.15	+19.95	Marathon Heath Heath Marathon Columbus - West Columbus Buckeye Terminals, LLC Columbus + 6 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Canton, OH	NS	4,027	13.42	+20.30	Buckeye Terminals, LLC Canton Marathon Refinery Canton Canton Canton Refining Logistics Canton	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Toledo, OH	NS	4,095	13.65	+20.45	CITGO - Oregon Oregon Toledo Terminal Holdings LLC Toledo Sunoco Midstream LLC Toledo + 3 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Cleveland, OH	NS	4,265	14.22	+21.09	Buckeye Terminals, LLC Grafton Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP Cleveland Sunoco Midstream LLC Aurora + 9 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Pittsburgh, PA	NS	4,521	15.07	+22.02	Ergon West Virginia Incorporated Newell Buckeye Terminals LLC Indianola Indianola Lucknow Highspire Terminal Coraopolis + 14 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Louisville, KY	NS	4,915	16.38	+23.32	Marathon Louisville Louisville Valero Terminaling and Distribution Louisville Marathon Oil Louisville Louisville + 5 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Tennille, GA	NS	5,119	17.06	—	no IRS terminal in a station town	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Birmingham, AL	NS	5,458	18.19	+26.45	CITGO - Birmingham Birmingham Sunoco LLC Birmingham Equilon Enterprises LLC Birmingham + 7 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
South Jersey/Philadelphia	NS	5,458	18.19	+25.91	Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP Westville Sunoco LLC Marcus Hook MIPC LLC Monroe Refinery Truck Rack Trainer + 22 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
North Jersey	NS	5,519	18.40	+26.66	Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Bayonne Bayonne Phillips 66 Pipeline - Tremley Point Linden Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC Carteret + 29 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Hattiesburg, MS	NS	5,630	18.77	+27.22	Energy Transfer Hattiesburg NGLsLLC Petal Colonial Pipeline Collins Collins Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC Collins + 2 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Knoxville, TN	NS	5,874	19.58	+27.14	Energy Transfer Marketing and Terminals LP Knoxville Equilon Enterprises LLC Knoxville Marathon Oil Knoxville Knoxville + 4 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Altoona, PA	NS	5,925	19.75	+27.28	Lucknow Highspire Terminal Altoona Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP Altoona Sunoco Midstream LLC Altoona	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Chattanooga, TN	NS	5,971	19.90	+27.54	Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Chattanooga I Chattanooga Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC Chattanooga Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Chattanooga I Chattanooga + 3 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Baltimore, MD	NS	6,143	20.48	+28.13	Petroleum Fuel & Terminal - Baltimore S Baltimore Sunoco LLC Baltimore Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company- Baltimore West Baltimore + 6 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Columbia, SC	NS	6,228	20.76	—	no IRS terminal in a station town	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Augusta, GA	NS	6,228	20.76	+28.52	Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC North Augusta Buckeye Terminals, LLC North Augusta US Ventures North Augusta + 1 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Allentown/Bethlehem, PA	NS	6,300	21.00	+28.68	Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Macungie Macungie Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP Sinking Spring GLOBAL COMPANIES, LLC Macungie + 10 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Seneca, SC	NS	6,359	21.20	+28.88	Marathon Belton Belton Buckeye Terminals, LLC Belton	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Norfolk, VA	NS	6,395	21.32	+29.07	IMTT - CHESAPEAKE Chesapeake Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Chesapeake Chesapeake Kinder Morgan Virginia Liquids Chesapeake + 7 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Charleston, SC	NS	6,482	21.61	+29.94	Buckeye Terminals, LLC - North Charleston North Charleston Kinder Morgan Operating LP "C" Charleston	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Greensboro, NC	NS	6,482	21.61	+29.24	Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC Greensboro Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC Greensboro Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company Greensboro + 4 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Winston-salem, NC	NS	6,482	21.61	—	no IRS terminal in a station town	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Roanoke, VA	NS	6,569	21.90	+29.46	Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC Roanoke Buckeye Terminals, LLC Montvale Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Roanoke Roanoke + 4 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Harrisburg, PA	NS	6,569	21.90	+29.52	Lucknow Highspire Terminal Mechanicsburg Sunoco Midstream LLC Mechanicsburg Lucknow Highspire Terminal Middletown + 1 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Richmond, VA	NS	6,690	22.30	+29.96	Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC Richmond TransMontaigne - Richmond Richmond First Energy Corporation Richmond + 8 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Atlanta, GA incl. transload	NS	6,739	22.46	+28.94	CTOC Austell Terminal Austell Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC Atlanta Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Doraville II Doraville + 16 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Spartanburg, SC incl. transload	NS	6,743	22.48	+28.89	Buckeye Terminals, LLC Spartansburg US Ventures Spartanburg GLOBAL COMPANIES, LLC Spartanburg + 4 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Macon, GA	NS	6,827	22.76	+31.04	IMTT Epic LLC Macon TransMontaigne - Macon Macon South Florida Materials Corp Macon + 3 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Charlotte, NC incl. transload	NS	6,827	22.76	+29.16	Marathon Petroleum, LLC Charlotte Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC Charlotte Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Charlotte II Charlotte + 10 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Raleigh, NC	NS	6,908	23.03	+30.75	Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC Selma Marathon Selma Selma Colonial Pipeline Selma + 10 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Columbus, GA	NS	6,922	23.07	+31.38	Omega Partners III, LLC Columbus Marathon Oil Columbus Columbus Transmontaingne Product Services Columbus	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Miami, FL	NS	6,938	23.13	+32.91	South Florida Materials Corp Dania Beach Portofino Terminal Hollywood Chevron USA Incorporated - Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale + 15 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Jacksonville, FL	NS	6,995	23.32	+31.80	Sunoco LLC Jacksonville Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company- Jacksonville Jacksonville Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Jacksonville Jacksonville + 3 more	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Albany, GA	NS	7,110	23.70	+32.08	TransMontaigne - Albany Albany Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Albany Albany Transmontaingne Product Services Albany	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Savannah, GA	NS	7,164	23.88	+32.24	COLONIAL TERMINALS, INC. Savannah CTI Foundation Terminal Inc. Savannah CTI Wahlstrom Terminal Inc Savannah	NSRQ 70120 item 1000
Washington, D.C. incl. transload	NS	7,593	25.31	+31.68	Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC Lorton TransMontaigne - Fairfax Fairfax GLOBAL COMPANIES, LLC 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.