D1 schedules major trials of crude jatropha oil

In the UK, D1 Oils is looking tempting to investors again with its stocks shooting up more than 40% in a single day based on the announcement that Siemens will use D1’s CJO biodiesel to power turbines on a high speed ferry, one of three ‘potentially significant’ trials with multinationals to be held in the near future. A ‘fast moving consumer goods’ business will use the oil to generate power while a ‘leading chemicals company’ will use the oil for ‘bio-based products.’

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