Willie Nelson to perform at Sequential-Pacific Biodiesel launch in Oregon

In Oregon, Sequential-Pacific Biodiesel announced that it will open its expanded 5 Mgy waste oil biodiesel production plant this month with a concert headlined by Willie Nelson. Among investors in the project is popular singer Jack Johnson, who had a scheduling conflict and will not be in attendance for the concert on August 29th near Salem. The event will also highlight the debut of Encore Oils, a new local waste oil collection service that will provide feedstock for the expanded plant.

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