Biofuels supply chain company Eco Energy has started operations at its renewable feedstocks terminal in Newton, Iowa, expanding domestic feedstock access for the renewable diesel market.
The terminal will give Marathon Petroleum access to distillers corn oil, soybean oil, animal fat and used cooking oil (UCO) from Iowa for use in the company's renewable fuels segment, Eco Energy said on 15 October.
The site east of Des Moines includes 1.2mn USG of feedstock storage, 32 tank car offload spots and access to primary railroads.
Through a joint venture, Marathon and Neste are in the process of fully converting Marathon's Martinez, California, refinery to produce 48,000 b/d of renewable fuels, primarily renewable diesel, with full capacity expected by the end of this year. The agreement requires the companies to split feedstock supply requirements for the plant.
