Phillips 66 to Turn Refinery Into Biggest Renewables Plant

America’s biggest fuelmaker by market value plans to convert its Rodeo, California, refinery into a renewable fuels plant, according to a company statement.

• Project would produce 680M gallons/year of renewable diesel, gasoline and sustainable jet fuel: statement
• Combined with existing project, plant would produce more than 800M gal/yr, making it world’s biggest: statement
• New plant expected to employ more than 400: statement
• Subject to local approvals, renewable fuel output would begin in early 2024
• Co. says Rodeo will stop being a traditional refinery in second half of 2023
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