Alabama’s First Renewable Diesel Plant is Operating

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Alabama’s First Renewable Diesel Plant is Operating

Bob Lane | 05.10.2023

 

Vertex Commissions Alabama's First Renewable Diesel Facility

Vertex Energy, Inc, cut the ribbon on its first renewable diesel facility at the company's Mobile refinery and the first renewable diesel facility in Alabama.  Vertex leaders were joined by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey who called the project "a testament to Alabama's ingenuity and resilience." Highlighting new technologies being used to provide traditional fuels Alabamians depend on.

Vertex began their renewable diesel endeavor in 2022 when they acquired a conventional fuels refinery from Shell plc.  They...

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U.S. DCO Production Falls to 4-Week Low

U.S. DCO Production Falls to 4-Week Low

**Please note - Ryan Standard was out of the office today and will be out on May 11th. In his...

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Broiler Slaughter Pushes Up Before Memorial Day Weekend

Broiler Slaughter Pushes Up Before Memorial Day Weekend

Values for mid-week were reported as steady from participants. Accounts of thin offering levels were made by the majority....

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Ethanol Production Drops While Margin Increases

Ethanol Production Drops While Margin Increases

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Steady to slightly softer values have been indicated on feed related items from most contacts due to light...

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Chinese Real Estate Market Weighs On Domestic Furniture Sales

Chinese Real Estate Market Weighs On Domestic Furniture Sales

Midweek trading activity was sideways except for Colorado branded steers which traded $0.50 down for light weight material and...

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Robust Food, Fuel Demand Lifts RBD Soy Oil Basis Again

Robust Food, Fuel Demand Lifts RBD Soy Oil Basis Again

Refined soybean oil basis levels continued higher at midweek, due to robust demand from the food and renewable diesel...

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Food at Home Prices Continue to Decelerate

Food at Home Prices Continue to Decelerate

 

There is uproar amongst organic food groups in Canada following the Canadian Federal Government's decision to allow new genetically...

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Choice White Grease Rally Continues

Choice White Grease Rally Continues

**Please note - Ryan Standard will be out of the office Wednesday, May 10th and...

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Bloodmeal Market Moves Higher

Bloodmeal Market Moves Higher

Porcine bloodmeal was indicated as high as $1300/st on Indiana, Mo. River, and the Mid-Atlantic. The majority of trade...

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Prices for US animal fats and oils unchanged; market tightness persists

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The US animal fats and oils markets were unchanged on Thursday January 9, as trade slowed following an active start to the week.

Participants continued to report stable pricing in...

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