# Chevron to Restart Iowa Biodiesel Plant After Nearly Three-Year Shutdown

> Chevron Renewable Energy Group plans to restart its 42-million-gallon Ralston, Iowa, biodiesel plant, which it closed in March 2024. The restart is supported by an agreement with the farmer-owned Landus Cooperative, which runs a neighboring soybean crush facility. Chevron expects the plant to come back online around mid-2027.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:18:06.087Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96743-chevron-to-restart-iowa-biodiesel-plant-after-nearly-three-year-shutdown
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Restarting capacity adds biodiesel demand for soybean oil in the US Midwest, and the nearby crush plant supports local soybean demand. The effect is gradual because the plant will not be operating until mid-2027.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-04-30 | [Record US biofuel targets to test biodiesel industry after slow year \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15030-record-us-biofuel-targets-to-test-biodiesel-industry-after-slow-year-reuters.md) | +0.5% | -3.5% |
| SBO | 2020-03-19 | [Why biodiesel is important to Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54001-why-biodiesel-is-important-to-iowa.md) | +6.4% | +5.0% |
| SBO | 2019-01-10 | [Iowa produces record amount of biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60967-iowa-produces-record-amount-of-biodiesel.md) | -0.3% | +8.8% |
| SBO | 2018-05-24 | [Indonesia plans to roll out 25pct biodiesel rule from 2019 \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64888-indonesia-plans-to-roll-out-25pct-biodiesel-rule-from-2019-the-star.md) | -1.8% | -7.9% |
| SBO | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia targets three-year timeline for 50% biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15604-indonesia-targets-three-year-timeline-for-50-biodiesel-mandate.md) | +0.7% | -8.8% |
| SOY | 2026-04-30 | [Record US biofuel targets to test biodiesel industry after slow year \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15030-record-us-biofuel-targets-to-test-biodiesel-industry-after-slow-year-reuters.md) | -0.3% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2019-01-10 | [Iowa produces record amount of biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60967-iowa-produces-record-amount-of-biodiesel.md) | -1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2026-06-30 | [Biodiesel boom drives soybean oil to 4-year high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18887-biodiesel-boom-drives-soybean-oil-to-4-year-high.md) | +7.9% | +9.3% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2026/11/12/chevron-restart-iowa-biodiesel-plant

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