DGD’s Port Arthur SAF plant on schedule for 4Q 2024 start up: CEO

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DGD’s Port Arthur SAF plant on schedule for 4Q 2024 start up: CEO

US renewable diesel major Diamond Green Diesel (DGD)'s new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Port Arthur, Texas, is still expected to begin production in the fourth quarter of this year, Lane Riggs, Valero Energy’s chief executive officer and president, said during a second-quarter 2024 earnings conference call on Thursday July 25.

 
DGD is a 50:50 joint venture between Valero and Darling Ingredients. The new SAF facility will have a capacity of 250 million gallons per year. With its start-up, DGD will become on...

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