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Mobile is a renewable diesel plant developed by Vertex Energy at its Mobile refinery.
The renewable diesel plant uses a converted hydrocracker.
Renewable diesel product is supplied to Idemitsu Apollo Renewables.
The initial plan is to use soybean oil as a feedstock.
8kbpd capacity at start up in 2023
Rising to 14 kbpd of capacity in 2024
Co-located with the Vertex's Mobile refinery.
Capital cost of conversion of $90-100 million
2022 - Vertex acquired the Mobile refinery from Shell for $100 million plus the value of inventory
2022 - Began conversion of the hydrocracker at the Mobile refinery to a renewable diesel plant
2023 - Planned commissioning of the renewable diesel plant at 8 kbpd
2024 - Planned capacity increase to 14 kbpd