Vertex Energy

Vertex Energy, Inc. is an environmental services company based in Houston, Texas, specializing in the recycling of industrial waste streams and off-specification commercial chemical products. The company operates through three segments: Black Oil, Refining and Marketing, and Recovery. In its Black Oil segment, Vertex collects and purchases used motor oil from various generators and aggregates it from a network of local and regional collectors, selling it for use as feedstock or as a replacement fuel for industrial burners. The Refining and Marketing segment gathers hydrocarbon streams and converts them into products such as gasoline blendstock and fuel oil cutter stock. Vertex's Recovery segment focuses on the management and recovery of hydrocarbon streams while operating a fleet for transporting equipment and scrap materials. The company employs a proprietary Thermal Chemical Extraction Process for the re-refining of used motor oil, allowing it to sell higher-value end products, thereby contributing to reducing dependence on foreign crude oil.