The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded 2025 ENERGY STAR® certification to five Koch facilities across two Koch companies — Flint Hills Resources and Koch Fertilizer — recognizing facilities that rank in the top 25% of their industries for energy performance.
Joining our four Georgia-Pacific sites previously certified by ENERGY STAR® in 2025* — in Big Island, Virginia; Brewton, Alabama; New Augusta, Mississippi; and Toledo, Oregon — are the following Koch facilities:
Flint Hills Resources
- Corpus Christi West Refinery (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Koch Fertilizer
- Koch Fertilizer (Enid, Oklahoma)
- Koch Fertilizer (Wever, Iowa)
- Koch Fertilizer (Fort Dodge, Iowa)
- Koch Fertilizer (Beatrice, Nebraska)
- Koch Fertilizer (Brandon, Manitoba)
Additionally, Natural Resources Canada awarded 2025 ENERGY STAR® certification to the Koch Fertilizer facility in Brandon, Manitoba.
At Corpus Christi West, this certification follows years of frontline-led improvements, including steam-to-electric motor conversions, the shutdown of less-efficient equipment, and the consolidation of processing units. These efforts cut energy intensity across Corpus Christi by 10.3% over three years, earning EPA ENERGY STAR® Challenge for Industry recognition in 2024 and this latest ENERGY STAR® site certification.
“Achieving ENERGY STAR® certification is a proud milestone for our organization, and the recognition belongs to the employees who made these improvements possible,” said Rodney Dillon, vice president and manufacturing manager at Flint Hills Resources in Corpus Christi. “It reflects our team’s ongoing commitment to stewardship and continuous operational improvement.”
For Koch Fertilizer, these additional certifications at facilities across the Midwest reflect an organizational focus on reliability, stewardship and site improvements. It also highlights the company’s daily commitment to using energy responsibly and finding ways to optimize performance across the operations, maintenance and engineering teams.
“We focus on reducing waste, improving reliability and investing in upgrades that help us produce essential products while being mindful of the resources we use,” said Jason Stowell, plant manager at Koch Fertilizer in Beatrice. “The work is ongoing, and we view it as part of being a responsible neighbor and employer in our communities.”
That commitment to being a responsible neighbor is what drives the stewardship-focused work employees have been doing for decades, applying the Koch Stewardship Framework at facilities across the country to create better ways to produce the essentials people rely on while using fewer resources.
Learn more about how Koch is committed to stewardship.
*Read more about our facilities previously certified for 2025 here.
