Polish Mills constructing a 30 Mgy rapeseed biodiesel plant

In Poland, Rzeczpospolita is reporting that  Polish Mills and Bakoma is now constructing a 100,000 tonne (30 Mgy) rapeseed based biodiesel facility. The company is also reported to be developing an ethanol production plant to provide fuel for export to Sweden. The Polish government is currently considering a tax holiday on biodiesel; current law also requires a 4.6 percent biodiesel content in diesel fuel.

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