Energy Facts

GROWMARK procures, markets, and distributes refined and renewable fuels, lubricants and greases, propane, and related energy products through its network of cooperatives and distributors.
Annual volume for the Energy Division exceeds 2.1 billion gallons of gasoline, distillates, and propane and 6 million gallons of lubricants. These products and lubricants are marketed by FS member cooperatives in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin and to member cooperatives and non-member customers in 24 states East of the Rocky Mountains.
GROWMARK continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to the promotion of renewable fuels made from Midwestern corn and soybeans. Approximately 80 percent of gasoline marketed by FS member cooperatives and subsidiaries contains a 10 percent ethanol blend.
GROWMARK is recognized as the premier marketer of biodiesel throughout the Midwest. In 2008 the National Biodiesel Board awarded GROWMARK the “Eye on Biodiesel – Impact” award for the System’s contribution to the overall success of biodiesel.
Several years of record sales have made the GROWMARK System the fourth largest propane marketer in the United States.
The GROWMARK System has more than 230 FAST STOP branded convenience stores and unattended fueling sites that stretch across the Midwest from Michigan to Oklahoma.
The Energy Division hosts an electronic payment system providing credit card, debit, and ACH payment processing for nearly 600 member cooperatives and third party FAST STOP marketer locations with a total volume of $450 million annually.
GROWMARK owns a lubricant production facility and two lubricant distribution centers in its core geographical area. Lubricant and grease products are sold in 20 states and in the province of Ontario, Canada.