Neste gets animal fat for biodiesel production

Sept. 18, 2006
Neste Oil Corp. has signed long-term procurement contracts with Honkajoki Oy and Findest Protein Oy, both owned by Finnish food manufacturers, for the supply of animal fat for biodiesel production at Neste's 200,000 b/cd Porvoo, Finland, refinery.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Sept. 18 -- Neste Oil Corp. has signed long-term procurement contracts with Honkajoki Oy and Findest Protein Oy, both owned by Finnish food manufacturers, for the supply of animal fat for biodiesel production at Neste's 200,000 b/cd Porvoo, Finland, refinery.

Neste plans to import additional animal fat to supplement insufficient Finnish supplies, said Kimmo Rahkamo, Neste Oil's executive vice-president, components.

Current diesel fuel production capacity at Porvoo is 4 million tonnes/year, but Neste Oil is constructing a 170,000-tonne/year biodiesel plant on the site as the European Union has challenged member nations to increase renewable biofuel usage to 5.75% of all gasoline and diesel fuels by 2010.

Production at the plant will be based on Neste Oil's proprietary technology that can use a flexible input of any vegetable oil or animal fat.

Biofuel production is expected to begin in summer 2007 at the new €100 million plant.