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Cenex, originally Farmer's Union Central Exchange, is a brand name of Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives, a United States cooperative. A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) is an association of persons who join together to carry on an economic activity of mutual benefit, in an egalitarian fashion. ...


Cenex motor fuels (gasoline and diesel) produced at refineries in Laurel, Montana and McPherson, Kansas are available at many Cenex-branded and unbranded locations throughout the Midwestern and Northwest United States. Cenex reflects its agricultural roots as a significant distributor of biodiesel and ethanol-blended fuels. Cenex also produces a variety of engine lubricants, and also kerosene for heating and aviation use. Gasoline, as it is known in North America, or petrol, in many Commonwealth countries (sometimes also called motor spirit) is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... Diesel fuel is a specific distillate fraction of fuel oil that is used in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, and perfected by Charles F. Kettering. ... Laurel is a city located in Yellowstone County, Montana. ... McPherson is a city located in McPherson County, Kansas. ... Bus running on soybean biodiesel. ... Ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol, is a flammable, colorless chemical compound, one of the alcohols that is most often found in alcoholic beverages. ... A lubricant (colloquially, lube, although this usually refers to personal lubricants) is a substance (usually a liquid) introduced between two moving surfaces to reduce the friction and wear between them. ... Kerosene or paraffin (not the same as the waxy solid of that name) is a colorless flammable hydrocarbon liquid. ...


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