Valero Energy Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and petrochemical products, and one of the largest independent refiners globally. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, the company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker VLO and is a Fortune 500 company, employing approximately 10,000 people across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
The refining business operates 14 refineries with a combined throughput capacity of 3 million barrels per day, producing gasoline, diesel and other transportation fuels alongside petrochemical products. Valero is also the world's second-largest corn ethanol producer, with 12 plants in the U.S. Midwest and 1.7 billion gallons of annual production capacity. Through the joint venture Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, it runs two renewable diesel plants on the Gulf Coast, with up to 1.2 billion gallons of annual renewable diesel capacity and up to 235 million gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel capacity.
Technical work spans petroleum refining, petrochemical manufacturing, corn ethanol production, renewable diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and the development of low-carbon transportation fuels. The company states a focus on safe, reliable and environmentally responsible operations, and positions itself as a leader in low-carbon fuels.
