Calumet Stock Rises on EPA Exemption News
On September 3, 2026, Calumet (NASDAQ: CLMT) saw its stock rise by 3% as investors reacted positively to news from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agency granted full exemptions for two of Calumet's refinery petitions covering operations in the 2025 compliance year. This exemption relieves the company from renewable fuel blending requirements or purchasing RINs, improving its financial outlook. Calumet reported that it can remove 71 million RINs from its balance sheet, leaving a total of 129 million valued at approximately $309 million. The company is also in discussions with the EPA regarding potential partial exemptions for previous years (2022–2024), though these are still under judicial review. The Motley Fool highlighted this development as significant, noting that such regulatory relief can strongly benefit Calumet's financials and investor sentiment. However, it also advised readers to consider other investment opportunities identified by its analysts.
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