Ruchi Soya may revive Indian jatropha, biodiesel operation

In India, Ruchi Soya is in talks with the Uttarakhand state government to revive the 20,000 hectare jatropha plantation and biodiesel plant at Roorkee area of Haridwar district after a corruption scandal brought Uttaranchal Biodiesel Ltd. to a halt in 2007. Ruchi Soya recently bought the defunct company as a first step in the project’s revival and talks with the local government are ongoing. The plan is to produce jatropha oil for use in biojet fuel.