Lurgi building 31 biodiesel plants worldwide

Oct. 26, 2006
Lurgi AG reports that it currently is engineering and building 31 biodiesel plants with total capacity of more than 4.2 million tonnes/year.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 26 -- Lurgi AG reports that it currently is engineering and building 31 biodiesel plants with total capacity of more than 4.2 million tonnes/year.

The company, a global leader in biodiesel plant construction, received orders for seven plants during the third quarter.

Those plants, in Argentina, Malaysia, France, and Indonesia, will have individual capacities of 100,000-250,000 tonnes/year. Their feedstocks will be rapeseed, soybean, and palm oil, depending on location.