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    	COMPANY DATA:
    		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Green Plains Inc.
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    		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860]
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    		STREET 1:		1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE
    		CITY:			OMAHA
    		STATE:			NE
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