Refinery’s Voluntary Safety Enhancements Projects Completed and Operational
The following is a status update of the voluntary safety enhancement projects the Torrance Refining has completed on its Alkylation Unit in cooperation with local, state and federal agencies.
California residents live in a state with the strictest environmental regulations, yet they still enjoy freedom to drive where they want, when they want, and in the vehicles of their choice with the reassurance their local refineries produce the world’s cleanest-burning gasoline using process called alkylation. Continue reading…
The monthly test of the Community Alert Sirens will be conducted on: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 (at approximately 11:30 a.m.)
The monthly test of the Community Alert Sirens will be conducted on: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 (at approximately 11:30 a.m.) This is only a test! The monthly test is described as follows: One-minute “all-clear chimes” will precede and follow [...]
Yearly Barrier Test
Community Notification Annual Test of the Crenshaw & Del Amo Road Barriers The annual test of the Crenshaw and Del Amo Boulevards’ road barriers is planned for Wednesday, July 27, 2022, therefore the roads will be closed as follows: Crenshaw [...]
Torrance Refining Welcomes New Nonprofit Executive Director Jeremy Deming
Earlier this year, The Switzer Learning Center (Switzer), a long-time community partner of the Torrance Refinery welcomed Jeremy Deming as its new Executive Director. Deming has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than 20 years, most recently as [...]
TORC’s Barbara Graham Receives Chamber Award
Helps Refinery Continue to Positively Impact Our Community At the annual Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC/Chamber) Installation and Impact Awards Celebration held in June, the Chamber recognized Torrance Refinery Community Relations Manager Barbara Graham with this year’s Chamber Impact [...]
Refinery Volunteers Lend a Helping Hand To Neighborhood Nonprofit
Switzer's Annual Special Olympics The Switzer Learning Center (Switzer), a Torrance Refinery neighbor, is a nonprofit educational organization serving young people in our community with behavioral and/or developmental challenges. The Center provides individualized intensive special education to help students [...]
Building Bridges – Torrance Refining Company Welcomes New Community Partner
Over the years, Torrance Refining Company (“TORC”) has built partnerships with more than 45 civic and nonprofit organizations that address different needs in the community. TORC considers supporting its community partners as one way to bridge gaps, enabling nonprofits [...]
Young South Bay Inventors Emerge to Win National Awards
Torrance Refining Company (TORC) proudly introduces seven young South Bay inventors whose innovative creations received recognition at the National Invention Convention held in Michigan in June. Readers may recall the students’ journey began in the spring at the South [...]
Refinery’s Leak and Detection Group Helps Torrance Achieve a Grade A Report
The Torrance Refinery is committed to safely and reliably operating our facilities in an environmentally responsible manner. One of the ways we accomplish this is through daily equipment inspections and the detection and prompt repair of equipment leaks. Formally known [...]
Stepping Into a Hopeful Future – Torrance Refinery Team Relays for a Cancer-Free Life
In May, Torrance Refinery employees and contractors joined the Torrance community to support the American Cancer Society (ACS) Relay for Life Torrance (Relay) and their vision of a cancer-free future. The Refinery team led by Operations Manager David Schumann walked [...]
Discover A Butterfly’s Life with SOAR – An Exhibit Sponsored by Torrance Refining Company
Torrance Refinery is considered one of Torrance’s longest standing businesses. As such, its owner and operator Torrance Refining Company LLC (TORC) recognizes the important role it plays in the community and makes investments supporting local nonprofits that provide meaningful [...]