Tag: Alcoholes del Uruguay

Uruguay’s first ever biofuel export sees 100,000 liters of UCO biodiesel off to the Netherlands

Uruguay’s first ever biofuel export sees 100,000 liters of UCO biodiesel off to the Netherlands

December 29, 2015 |

In Uruguay, Alcoholes del Uruguay has secured the country’s first biofuel export with 100,000 liters of used cooking oil-based biodiesel heading to the Netherlands. The fuel was to Argos sold at $750 per metric ton via the company’s Brazilian arm. The UCO is collected from the cities of Canelones, Maldonado and Montevideo via smart container […]

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Alcoholes del Uruguay sets biofuel production record at 130 million liters

Alcoholes del Uruguay sets biofuel production record at 130 million liters

December 3, 2015 |

In Uruguay, Alcoholes del Uruguay expects to produce more than 130 million liters of biofuels this year, the highest on record for the company. About 70 million liters is ethanol, thanks to the country’s largest ethanol plant coming online earlier this year, while the remaining production is biodiesel. The country currently has a blending mandate […]

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