ASB to begin biodiesel production in China

Hong Kong-based ASB Biodiesel is to start generating biodiesel at its processing plant in November.

Located at the Tseung Kwan O industrial estate and expected to start in November, ASB is excepting to produce around 100,000 tonnes of biodiesel a year. The plant, to reach that figure of B100 blends, is expecting to use 200,750 tonnes of grease trap waste as feedstock.

The bulk of initial quantities produced are expected to be shipped to Europe, but ASB CEO Anthony Dixon believes “there is no reason why, in a few years, what we’ll produce will not be consumed domestically”.

ASB is backed to the tune of $165 million (€122 million) by the Al Salam Bank based in Bahrain.