Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

CARLSON CAPITAL L P

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/9/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. [REGI]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2100 MCKINNEY AVE, STE 1800

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75201

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	3900000	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The shares of Common Stock to which this relates are held directly by certain private funds and managed accounts (collectively, "Accounts") to which Carlson Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Carlson Capital"), serves as the investment manager.
( 2)	Mr. Clint D. Carlson, a United States citizen, who serves as president of Carlson Capital, has the power to direct the affairs of Carlson Capital. Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities to which this Form 3 relates for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as to such extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest in the securities.
( 3)	The triggering event to which this filing relates is due to a change in ownership percentage as a result of a corporate action and not due to a purchase or sale of shares.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CARLSON CAPITAL L P 2100 MCKINNEY AVE STE 1800 DALLAS, TX 75201		X

Signatures
/s/ Clint D. Carlson		10/5/2016
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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