Pine Bend Retains Energy Star Rating

For the third year in a row, the Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification. This certification signifies that the refinery performs in the top 25% of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency. Flint Hills Resources continues to invest in energy-saving technologies and protocols to improve its energy performance. The Pine Bend refinery supplies most of the transportation fuels used in Minnesota and a significant portion of the fuels used throughout the Upper Midwest. It also produces other essential products such as asphalt, home heating fuels, fertilizers and the raw materials used in a wide range of manufacturing processes, including plastics. Since 1997, the Pine Bend refinery has lowered emissions of traditional criteria pollutants by approximately 70%, while increasing production to help meet demand for transportation fuels. The refinery has reduced total on-site emissions in 12 of the last 15 years and its emissions per barrel are approximately 20% lower than other U.S. refineries. Pine Bend consistently ranks in the top quartile of all U.S. refineries for energy efficiency, and it continues to improve.

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