In Germany, Petrotec launched a $36 million, 30 Mgy watse oil biodiesel plant in Emden. The plant uses an identical production process to Petrotec’s existing plant in Borken. The company said that prices for waste oils are 50 percent lower in current markets than rapeseed (canola) oil.
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