Fact Sheet

Years in Business

Its roots can be traced to 1919, but it formally became the Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative in 1930, and subsequently Countrymark Cooperative in 1991.

Facility Locations

Corporate headquarters – Indianapolis, IN

Corporate Headquarters

225 South East Street, Suite 144
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
317-238-8200
800-808-3170

Employees

406

Executive Staff

Pres. & Chief Executive Officer: Charlie Smith
Chief Financial Officer: Don March
Senior Vice President Operations: John Deaton
Vice President Marketing: Jon Lantz
Vice President Supply and Trading: Steve Brown
Vice President of Planning: Matt Smorch
Vice President of Exploration: Rick Sumner       Vice President of Production: Mike Gibbons        Refinery Manager: Christian Nelson                Director Corporate Services: Jim O’Connor

Ownership

Indiana’s only American-owned oil production, exploration and refining company

History

CountryMark's refinery was built in Mount Vernon, Indiana, in 1940 by farmers who had a vision of energy security and independence. Those forefathers recognized the need for a high-quality, reliable source of fuel to get their crops planted and harvested in a timely manner. CountryMark today is still a farmer-owned cooperative. In the past five years, CountryMark has returned more than $105 million to farm communities in its trade area through its member cooperatives.

Crude Oil Source

CountryMark purchases its crude oil from the Illinois basin, which includes southern Indiana, southern Illinois and western Kentucky. Some 36,000 individuals sell and receive crude oil checks from CountryMark each year. In 2009, this contributed an estimated $435 million to the regional economy.

Products

CountryMark produces a complete line of quality fuels, including Premium Diesel-R road diesel, Super Dieselex-4 off-road diesel and PLUS high-performance gasoline. The CountryMark refinery processes approximately 26,800 barrels of crude oil each day, or a total of 410 million gallons of finished products per year. CountryMark also offers carries CountryMark Advantage Lubricants, a full line of quality lubricants.

Biofuels

CountryMark is proud to be Indiana’s largest blender of biodiesel. All CountryMark stations offer renewable biodiesel-blended fuels, which reduce dependency on foreign oil and extend the life of American crude oil. 100% of proprietary CountryMark gasoline products are ethanol blends and more than 70% of diesel sales are biodiesel blends.

Distribution channel

CountryMark sells fuel to 17 branded cooperatives who then retail the fuel at CountryMark fuel stations and/or deliver the fuel directly to the end user. The system includes 90 retail fuel stations, 180 petroleum tank wagons and numerous transports. This fuel is sold daily to companies, farms, schools, government entities and individuals in and around the state of Indiana.

Trade area

CountryMark is a recognizable fuel supplier in all 92 counties in Indiana and the counties that border the state.

Interesting Facts

CountryMark fuels an estimated 65-70 percent of Indiana farmers’ machinery and an estimated 50 percent of Indiana school buses.