EXHIBIT
32.1
CERTIFICATION
OF
CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT
TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (the
“Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2008 (the “Report”), the
undersigned hereby certify in their capacities as Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, respectively, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that, to their knowledge:
1. the
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. the
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Dated: November
17, 2008 |
By: /S/ NEIL
M. KOEHLER |
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Neil M. Koehler
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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| Dated: November
17, 2008 |
By: /S/ JOSEPH
W. HANSEN |
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Joseph W. Hansen
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer)
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A signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document
authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signatures that appear
in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required
by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the
Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.