Renewable Energy Group Inc. broke ground Nov. 8 on a $24 million biodiesel plant expansion in Ralston, Iowa, a project that will boost capacity from 12 MMgy to 30 MMgy.
&rdquo;REG Ralston has been an efficient biorefinery with an ample supply of lower cost, lower carbon intensity feedstock next door connected by a pipe, and the original nameplate capacity was tied to the output of soybean oil from the adjacent crush,&rdquo; said Daniel J. Oh, president and CEO of REG. &ldquo;This expansion matches the greater output volume from the newly expanded soy crush at Landus Cooperative.&rdquo;
Brad Albin, REG&rsquo;s vice president of manufacturing, said the cooperative&rsquo;s decision to expand its soy crushing presented REG with an excellent, efficient opportunity. &ldquo;With a greater, adjacent feedstock supply and our history of continuous improvements, this capacity expansion is a logical investment,&rdquo; Albin said. 
The company stated that the project will also include logistics improvements and other site enhancements. Up to $20 million in long-term debt financing is expected to be provided for this project.
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lieutenant Gov. Kim Reynolds were the featured guests at the ground-breaking ceremony, which was attended by several business leaders and elected officials.
&ldquo;I was here in the 1990s when biodiesel was just a dream,&rdquo; said Branstad. &ldquo;I am honored to participate in the expansion of Iowa&rsquo;s first continuous flow biodiesel plant. REG has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to investing in Iowa and building a future for this state in home grown, advanced biofuel.&rdquo;
The Ralston expansion will increase REG&rsquo;s cumulative nameplate capacity from the company&rsquo;s 11 active U.S. biomass-based diesel plants to 470 MMgy.
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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds (center) join REG leaders to break ground on the expansion project that will increase REG Ralston's capacity to 30 MMgy. 

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Renewable Energy Group Inc. broke ground Nov. 8 on a $24 million biodiesel plant expansion in Ralston, Iowa, a project that will boost capacity from 12 MMgy to 30 MMgy. REG expects up to $20 million in long-term debt financing will be provided.

Ralston biodiesel plant breaks ground on major expansion project

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