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Pacific Ethanol, Inc. – ‘S-1’ on 1/21/20 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Tuesday, 1/21/20, at 4:30pm ET   ·   Accession #:  1213900-20-1457   ·   File #:  333-235990

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 1/21/20  Pacific Ethanol, Inc.             S-1                  134:20M                                    Edgar Agents LLC/FA

Registration Statement (General Form)   —   Form S-1
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-1         Registration Statement (General Form)               HTML   1.45M 
 2: EX-5.1      Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP                     HTML     40K 
 3: EX-10.49    Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement and Waiver      HTML    112K 
                Dated December 20, 2019 Among Illinois Corn                      
                Processing, LLC, Compeer Financial, Pca and                      
                Cobank, Acb                                                      
 4: EX-10.50    Amendment No. 7 to Credit Agreement and Waiver      HTML    120K 
                Dated December 20, 2019 Among Pacific Ethanol                    
                Pekin, LLC, Compeer Financial, Pca and Cobank, Acb               
 5: EX-10.51    First Amendment to Security Agreement Dated         HTML     51K 
                December 20, 2019 by and Between Illinois Corn                   
                Processing, LLC and Cobank, Acb for the Benefit of               
                Compeer Financial, Pca                                           
 6: EX-10.52    First Amendment to Security Agreement Dated         HTML     52K 
                December 20, 2019 by and Between Pacific Ethanol                 
                Central, LLC and Cobank, Acb for the Benefit of                  
                Compeer Financial, Pca                                           
 7: EX-10.53    Second Amendment to Security Agreement Dated        HTML     47K 
                December 20, 2019 by and Between Pacific Ethanol                 
                Pekin, LLC and Cobank, Acb for the Benefit of                    
                Compeer Financial, Pca                                           
 8: EX-10.54    Guaranty by Illinois Corn Processing, LLC Dated     HTML     64K 
                December 20, 2019 in Favor of Compeer Financial,                 
                Pca and Cobank, Acb                                              
 9: EX-10.55    Amended and Restated Guaranty and Contribution      HTML     72K 
                Agreement Dated December 20, 2019 by Pacific                     
                Ethanol Central, LLC for the Benefit of Compeer                  
                Financial, Pca and Cobank, Acb                                   
10: EX-10.56    Guaranty by Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC Dated        HTML     65K 
                December 20, 2019 in Favor of Compeer Financial,                 
                Pca and Cobank, Acb                                              
11: EX-10.57    Pledge Agreement Dated December 20, 2019 by and     HTML     87K 
                Among Pacific Ethanol Central, LLC, Pacific                      
                Ethanol Pekin, LLC and Cobank, Acb                               
12: EX-10.58    Pledge Agreement Dated December 20, 2019 by and     HTML     85K 
                Among Pacific Ethanol Central, LLC, Illinois Corn                
                Processing, LLC and Cobank, Acb                                  
13: EX-10.59    First Amendment to Pledge Agreement Dated December  HTML     50K 
                20, 2019 by and Among Pacific Ethanol Central,                   
                LLC, Pacific Aurora, LLC and Cobank, Acb                         
14: EX-10.60    Amendment to Illinois Future Advance Real Estate    HTML     56K 
                Mortgage Dated December 20, 2019 by and Between                  
                Illinois Corn Processing, LLC and Compeer                        
                Financial, Pca                                                   
15: EX-10.61    Third Amendment to Illinois Future Advance Real     HTML     57K 
                Estate Mortgage Dated December 20, 2019 by and                   
                Between Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC and Compeer                   
                Financial, Pca                                                   
16: EX-10.62    Amended and Restated Term Note Dated December 20,   HTML     54K 
                2019 by Illinois Corn Processing, LLC in Favor of                
                Compeer Financial, Pca                                           
17: EX-10.63    Amended and Restated Revolving Term Note Dated      HTML     56K 
                December 20, 2019 by Illinois Corn Processing, LLC               
                in Favor of Compeer Financial, Pca                               
18: EX-10.64    Third Amended and Restated Revolving Term Note      HTML     55K 
                Dated December 20, 2019 by Pacific Ethanol Pekin,                
                LLC in Favor of Compeer Financial, Pca                           
19: EX-10.65    Fourth Amended and Restated Term Note Dated         HTML     50K 
                December 20, 2019 by Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC in               
                Favor of Compeer Financial, Pca                                  
20: EX-23.2     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     33K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
115: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     52K  
77: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    163K 
37: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     65K 
100: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    100K  
113: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     55K  
                (Loss)                                                           
75: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    176K 
35: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    125K 
104: R8          Organization and Basis of Presentation.             HTML    138K  
111: R9          Pacific Ethanol Plants.                             HTML     72K  
48: R10         Inventories.                                        HTML     41K 
62: R11         Intercompany Agreements.                            HTML     48K 
132: R12         Segments.                                           HTML    103K  
93: R13         Property and Equipment.                             HTML     48K 
49: R14         Intangible Asset.                                   HTML     38K 
64: R15         Derivatives.                                        HTML     81K 
134: R16         Leases.                                             HTML     46K  
95: R17         Debt.                                               HTML     84K 
47: R18         Pension and Retirement Benefit Plans.               HTML     98K 
66: R19         Income Taxes.                                       HTML     77K 
108: R20         Preferred Stock.                                    HTML     52K  
97: R21         Common Stock and Warrants.                          HTML     49K 
27: R22         Stock-Based Compensation.                           HTML     64K 
69: R23         Commitments and Contingencies.                      HTML     66K 
109: R24         Fair Value Measurements.                            HTML     99K  
98: R25         Earnings Per Share.                                 HTML     69K 
28: R26         Parent Company Financials.                          HTML    129K 
70: R27         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML     56K 
110: R28         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Policies)  HTML    234K  
96: R29         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.   HTML     73K 
                (Tables)                                                         
90: R30         Pacific Ethanol Plants. (Tables)                    HTML     54K 
130: R31         Inventories. (Tables)                               HTML     44K  
68: R32         Segments. (Tables)                                  HTML    104K 
52: R33         Property and Equipment. (Tables)                    HTML     46K 
89: R34         Derivatives. (Tables)                               HTML     73K 
129: R35         Leases. (Tables)                                    HTML     40K  
67: R36         Debt. (Tables)                                      HTML     64K 
51: R37         Pension Plans. (Tables)                             HTML    133K 
91: R38         Income Taxes. (Tables)                              HTML    112K 
128: R39         Common Stock and Warrants. (Tables)                 HTML     45K  
106: R40         Stock Based Compensation. (Tables)                  HTML     67K  
120: R41         Commitments and Contingencies. (Tables)             HTML     42K  
72: R42         Fair Value Measurements. (Tables)                   HTML     90K 
30: R43         Earnings Per Share. (Tables)                        HTML     71K 
105: R44         Parent Company Financials. (Tables)                 HTML    152K  
119: R45         Quarterly Financial Data. (Tables)                  HTML     56K  
71: R46         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Details)   HTML     41K 
29: R47         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Details    HTML     45K 
                1)                                                               
107: R48         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Details    HTML     52K  
                2)                                                               
118: R49         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Details    HTML     43K  
                3)                                                               
125: R50         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Details    HTML     86K  
                4)                                                               
87: R51         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Details    HTML    108K 
                Narrative)                                                       
39: R52         Pacific Ethanol Plants. (Details)                   HTML     83K 
54: R53         Pacific Ethanol Plants. (Details 1)                 HTML     45K 
126: R54         Pacific Ethanol Plants. (Details Narrative)         HTML     83K  
88: R55         Inventories. (Details)                              HTML     52K 
40: R56         Inventories. (Details Narrative)                    HTML     37K 
55: R57         Intercompany Agreements. (Details Narrative)        HTML     70K 
127: R58         Segments. (Details)                                 HTML     93K  
86: R59         Segments. (Details 1)                               HTML     42K 
34: R60         Segments. (Details Narrative)                       HTML     40K 
74: R61         Property and Equipment. (Details)                   HTML     51K 
114: R62         Property and Equipment. (Details Narrative)         HTML     39K  
101: R63         Intangible Asset. (Details Narrative)               HTML     39K  
36: R64         Derivatives. (Details)                              HTML     42K 
76: R65         Derivatives. (Details 1)                            HTML     46K 
116: R66         Derivatives. (Details Narrative)                    HTML     38K  
102: R67         Leases. (Details)                                   HTML     61K  
32: R68         Leases. (Details Narrative)                         HTML     52K 
80: R69         Debt. (Details)                                     HTML     76K 
60: R70         Debt. (Details 1)                                   HTML     54K 
43: R71         Debt. (Details Narrative)                           HTML    229K 
83: R72         Pension Plans. (Details)                            HTML     88K 
123: R73         Pension Plans. (Details 1)                          HTML     49K  
59: R74         Pension Plans. (Details 2)                          HTML     52K 
42: R75         Pension Plans. (Details 3)                          HTML     66K 
82: R76         Pension Plans. (Details 4)                          HTML     49K 
122: R77         Pension Plans. (Details Narrative)                  HTML     46K  
56: R78         Income Taxes. (Details)                             HTML     46K 
45: R79         Income Taxes. (Details 1)                           HTML     68K 
61: R80         Income Taxes. (Details 2)                           HTML     83K 
44: R81         Income Taxes. (Details 3)                           HTML     49K 
85: R82         Income Taxes. (Details 4)                           HTML     49K 
124: R83         Income Taxes. (Details 5)                           HTML     58K  
58: R84         Income Taxes. (Details Narrative)                   HTML     66K 
41: R85         Preferred Stock. (Details Narrative)                HTML     55K 
81: R86         Common Stock and Warrants. (Details)                HTML     64K 
121: R87         Common Stock and Warrants. (Details Narrative)      HTML     48K  
57: R88         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details)                 HTML     54K 
46: R89         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details 1)               HTML     51K 
33: R90         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details 2)               HTML     61K 
73: R91         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details 3)               HTML     40K 
112: R92         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details Narrative)       HTML     52K  
99: R93         Commitments and Contingencies. (Details)            HTML     81K 
38: R94         Commitments and Contingencies. (Details Narrative)  HTML    102K 
78: R95         Pension and Retirement Benefit Plans. (Details)     HTML     47K 
117: R96         Pension and Retirement Benefit Plans. (Details 1)   HTML     47K  
103: R97         Pension and Retirement Benefit Plans. (Details      HTML     44K  
                Narrative)                                                       
31: R98         Fair Value Measurements. (Details)                  HTML    102K 
79: R99         Earnings Per Share. (Details)                       HTML     62K 
133: R100        Earnings Per Share. (Details Narrative)             HTML     38K  
94: R101        Parent Company Financials. (Details)                HTML    143K 
50: R102        Parent Company Financials. (Details 1)              HTML     86K 
65: R103        Parent Company Financials. (Details 2)              HTML    152K 
131: R104        Parent Company Financials. (Details Narrative)      HTML     38K  
92: R105        Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     60K 
84: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    230K 
53: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    150K 
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 3/26/21  Alto Ingredients, Inc.            10-K       12/31/20  107:9.1M                                   EdgarAgents LLC/FA
 1/28/20  SEC                               UPLOAD3/05/20    2:39K  Alto Ingredients, Inc.
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