History

Abencs was formed by two well established parents. Abeinsa/Abengoa and MECS, Inc. Abeinsa, one of the major operating units of Abengoa, is ranked by ENR as the third largest Power Contractor in the global Construction Market. Abengoa is a major player in the global ethanol industry, holding #1 rank in Europe with an installed ethanol production capacity of 118 million gallons and #5 in the USA market with 210 million gallons of installed capacity and an additional 200 million gallons under construction. MECS, Inc. is a leading technology and products provider to the global sulfuric acid industry.

Abengoa, SA through its five operating units (bioenergy, environmental services, industrial engineering and construction, information technologies, and solar), manages projects for the energy, telecommunications, transport, water, and environmental industries. Abengoa has been diversifying from its core engineering and construction operations to waste management and other environmental services and bioethanol production. Abengoa has four operating ethanol plants in the U.S. Additional plants are being constructed.

MECS, Inc. had been formed in 2005 as a result of a management buyout of Monsanto Enviro-Chem Systems, Inc. from Monsanto Company. MECS offers basis design engineering and technology for sulfuric acid, urea, and nitric acid projects. For more than 90 years MECS's proprietary technology, design and/or construction have been used in over 800 plants throughout the United States and other parts of the world.