Ethanol Margin Management Service

A Team-Oriented Approach Based on Objective Analysis

CIH is widely recognized as an industry leader in margin management. The consultants on our Ethanol Margin Management Service team work closely with clients looking to take full advantage of the opportunities the markets offer. CIH works in a team-oriented environment, collectively serving the needs of each client’s unique profile. Each consultant is part of a team that exchanges ideas and develops strategies. All CIH consultants work one-on-one with clients in regularly scheduled weekly meetings.

Leveraging Unbiased Tools

We focus on helping ethanol producers capture forward profit margins 6 to 18 months out, while proactively managing natural gas and corn against ethanol. We help clients identify opportunities and protect profit margins, then assist them in making better margin management decisions. CIH consultants leverage unbiased tools and expertise to help operations develop strategies for:

• When to lock in a profit margin
• Protecting profitability when commodity prices move against your positions
• Taking advantage of opportunities to benefit from changes in commodity prices
• Creating “what-if” scenarios for evaluating adjustments in pricing, operation efficiencies, basis, etc.

CIH helps ethanol operations get a comprehensive view of current margins while identifying opportunities to improve risk posture and protect profitability many months out. Consulting is tailored to your actual operation, cost structure, contracting, physical deliveries, etc., which allows us to develop a focused plan to target favorable margins regardless of what happens in the marketplace. Our clients have standing one-hour calls every week where we review markets, positions, and any needed adjustments to strategy.

Invaluable Customization

All CIH Ethanol Margin Management Service clients have unlimited access to an easy-to-use, secure website that showcases an updated, accurate picture of your forward profit margins, all natural gas, corn and ethanol positions, and a customized model of your operation’s actual costs and revenues that is invaluable for quickly evaluating buy and sell decisions.

To explore how CIH can help you make better marketing decisions, call us now at 1.312.596.7755 to arrange a demo.

Reduce price risk. Protect profit margins. Take control of your bottom line.