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, 2009 (the “Report”), the
undersigned hereby certify in their capacities as Chief Executive Officer and
Interim 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.
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Dated: November
9, 2009
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By: /S/ NEIL M.
KOEHLER
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Neil
M. Koehler
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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(Principal
Executive Officer)
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Dated: November
9, 2009
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By:
/S/ BRYON T.
MCGREGOR
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Bryon
T. McGregor
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Interim
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.