Renewables Facilities
Valero Renewables - Charles City
1787 Quarry Road
Charles City,
IA 50616
United States
Overview
The Charles City plant, located on 225 acres about 35 miles southeast of Mason City and 175 miles south of Minneapolis, produces ethanol, distillers grains livestock feed and fuel- and feed-grade corn oil. With original startup in April 2007, the plant was acquired by Valero in April 2009. Corn is purchased from within 50 miles.
Charles City By the Numbers
- ~65 employees
- 140 million gallons per year ethanol production capacity
- 368,000 tons pers year dried distillers grains production
- 49 million bushels per year corn processing capacity
- More than $530,000 contributed to the local United Way through employee pledges, additional donations and company matches since 2013
- Provided $313,000 from the Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children to local children’s charities since 2013
- More than 14,000 hours volunteered by Charles City plant employees supporting local nonprofits since 2013
In Our Community
Charles City Employees Give Back
Volunteer Hours
Charles City employees have volunteered more than 14,000 hours to local nonprofits since 2013.
Benefiting Children
Provided $313,000 from the Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children to local children’s charities since 2013
United Way Giving
More than $530,000 contributed to the local United Way through employee pledges, additional donations and company matches
since 2013
Environmentally Responsible Operations.
Best-in-class environmental performance through reliability, operational excellence, and investments in renewable energy.
The Charles City plant has been recognized under the Efficient Producer Program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for superior process efficiency – through reduced on-site energy consumption, increased fuel output and/or use of biomass or biogas from certain sources to reduce process energy greenhouse gas emissions.
Safety Awards & Honors
Valero’s first Super STAR award recipient, under the company’s STAR Metric awards, after going four consecutive quarters with no incidents in five key areas of process safety, reliability, environmental, rail safety, and policy and procedure compliance.
Third Valero Chairman’s Renewables Plant Excellence Award in 2018 after incurring no employee or contractor injuries for the year, and going more than six years without an environmental incident and more than three years without a reliability event.
Local Information
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About Charles City
Charles City was where the term tractor was coined, by native Charles Walter Hart, whose Hart-Parr Gasoline Engine Co. built the first successful production-model tractor line in the U.S. in 1903. The 14,000-pound No. 3 is the oldest surviving internal combustion engine tractor in the country, and is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
Population: 7,652 in 2010 Census
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Things To Do
Find local activities in Charles City.
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Helpful Links
City of Charles City Website: https://www.cityofcharlescity.org/
Charles City School District: https://www.charlescityschools.org/
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Related Documents
Contact Us Plant Manager: Chad Buffington
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In An Emergency
Emergency Notifications
Notification information to come.
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To Sell Corn
Contacts:
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To Purchase Distiller's Grains
Contacts:
Angela Nelson
Distillers Grain Sales Rep (local truck sales)
(866) 513-CORN (2676), toll-free
