Belarus state oil company to distribute biodiesel to 120 stations in biofuel test

In Belarus, state oil company Belorusneft said that biodiesel would be blended with conventional diesel in Grodno province and distributed on a pilot basis to 120 diesel outlets in the country. Belorusneftj also confirmed plans to construct its own 30,000 tonne oil mill facility. The moves were announced as a part of the 2007-2010 national biofuels policy.

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