Also known as:
Norco is a large renewable diesel plant located outside of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the US.
The plant is owned and operated by Diamond Green Diesel, a partnership between Valero and Darling Ingredients
The plant is located adjacent to the Valero St Charles refinery.
685 Mga/year current capacity
Original plant 160Mga/y, $368 Million
Expansion of 115Mga/y, $200 Million
Expansion of 410 Mga/y, $1.1 Billion
Uses Ecofining technology (Honeywell-UOP/ENI) – hydrogenation and isomerization
2013 - Plant first commissioned
2022 – Start up of third phase of capacity