Petrotec launches 30 Mgy waste oil biodiesel plant in Germany

June 30, 2008

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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Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under International