Neste to explore UCO’s potential as biodiesel feedstock

Plantations International Agarwood Gaharu News Finnish gas manufacturer Neste is readied to start a trial project to transform used cooking oil (UCO) into biodiesel at its biorefinery in Finland. The trial, to be held at the company's Kilpilahti refinery in Porvoo and also expected to last until the end of 2017, will check out just how UCO could be most efficiently useded as a biofuel feedstock. Neste aims to refine 20,000 tonnes of the material yearly-- obtained mainly from Finnish resources, including rapid food restaurants-- to create its NExBTL brand name biodiesel. During the trial period, UCO will comprise at most [...]