US study ranks Malaysia, Thailand, Colombia, Uruguay and Ghana as best developing nations for biodiesel investment

A study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies ranked 226 countries for their potential to produce high volume, low cost biodiesel.

The top countries cited included Thailand, Uruguay, Ghana, the United States, Brazil, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Spain.

The study ranked Malaysia, Thailand, Colombia, Uruguay and Ghana as the best developing nations for biodiesel investment, citing stability and agricultural potential as major factors.

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