Chevron to restart biodiesel plant in Ralston

An Iowa biodiesel plant operated by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. that shuttered in 2024 is set to restart according to a news release from the company Thursday. Operations at the Ralston facility will be supported by a feedstock agreement with Landus Cooperative, according to the release. The northern Iowa facility, which was closed in 2024 due to a “market downturn” in biodiesel, has a production capacity of 42 million gallons per year, or enough to fuel more than 275,000 18-wheelers, according to the release. The “timing and scope” of workforce additions are “still being assessed,” according to the release, and the company plans to follow a “staged process” for the restart with activities around staffing, maintenance, safety and operational-readiness initiating before production resumes. Andy Walz, the Chevron president of downstream, midstream & chemicals, said the restart “reflects improved market conditions” and the company’s “commitment” to meeting customer energy demands.

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