Kumpulan Fima Bhd (KFima) biodiesel plant to start production in October

Kumpulan Fima Bhd (KFima) said it expected its first palm biodiesel plant to start production in October. The plant has a annual capacity of 60,000 tons of biodiesel and 30,000 tons of winter fuel.

Palm oil biodiesel has come under increasing scrutiny as a viable biofuel in 2007 due to a 50% increase in palm oil prices.

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