AZ Biodiesel aims for 500 percent increase in waste oil biodiesel capacity

In Arizona, AZ BioDiesel announced that it will relocate to Gilbert, from Chandler, in a move to expand production capacity of its waste oil-based biodiesel. The company produces 365,000 gallons per year but has a waste oil feedstock capacity of 700,000 gallons per year. With the move to Gilbert, the company said that it has targeted a capacity of 2 Mgy. The company receives waste oil from more than 1,000 local restaurants.

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