Petrotec to build two waste oil biodiesel plants in UK, US

In Germany, Petrotec said it will build two waste oil-based biodiesel plants in the UK and United States, each with a 28 Mgy capacity. The company operates a 23 Mgy waste oil biodiesel plant in Borken. The company said that the UK plant would be located in the Thames or Tees region, and the US plant would be in New York or northern California, but that more sites would be investigated. Total investment was projected at $32 million.

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