Lurgi building 31 biodiesel plants worldwide

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

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.

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