It has a refining capacity of 2.9 million barrels per day across 15 refineries located throughout the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Valero is also a leading ethanol producer with 11 ethanol plants in the Midwest that have a combined capacity of 1.3 billion gallons per year. The company is one of the major independent retailers of refined petroleum products in central and southwestern U.S. and in eastern Canada, with about 7,400 retail outlets under various brand names, including Diamond Shamrock, Valero, Ultramar and Beacon.