REG cuts ribbon on new Mason City biodiesel refinery

In Iowa, Renewable Energy Group held a ribbon cutting ceremony to formally open their recently acquired biodiesel refinery in Mason City, Iowa and announced it has begun a $20 million project to upgrade the plant to a multi-feedstock facility. REG completed the acquisition of the former Soy Energy, LLC refinery on July 31, 2013. REG immediately began efforts to repair and re-start the plant and began producing biodiesel on October 1.