Dalriada Meat receives South Australian government grant for tallow-based biodiesel

In Australia, Dalriada Meat has received $100,000 from the South Australian government for its proposed $5.8 million tallow-based biodiesel plant in Keith.

The tallow-based biodiesel industry has had a rough year.

Earlier this month, the last biodiesel plants in operation in Australia closed down due to excessive feedstock costs and low biodiesel prices. The Australian Renewable Fuels tallow-based biodiesel plants in Bunbury and Adelaide were the last biodiesel facilities in the country, according to the company’s owners.

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