REG's Albert Lea biodiesel facility starts shipping

In Minnesota, B99 or B100 biodiesel is now available via truck and rail from Renewable Energy Group’s newly acquired facility in Albert Lea. REG was the general contractor and manager for the 30 mmgy refined vegetable oil feedstock biodiesel plant which originally began production in April 2005.

REG officials noted the facility could be upgraded in order to process a wide variety of lower cost natural fats and oils including used cooking oil, inedible corn oil from ethanol production, and high free fatty acid materials. The facility employs more than 20 full-time, green collar jobs; five of which were former SoyMor Biodiesel, LLC employees. The REG Albert Lea, LLC facility brings the REG owned/operated total to more than 210 million gallons. REG is the largest biodiesel producer in the United States.