Alon restarts SRU at Big Spring refinery - filing

TORONTO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Alon USA was restarting the sulfur recovery unit #1 at its 70,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Big Spring, Texas, according to a filing made with state enviromental regulators over the weekend.

In a filing made with the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality, the company said the unit was in a low charge rate during the start-up to minimize emissions. (Reporting by Janet McGurty)