Biodex-SA receives RSB certification as the first UCO biodiesel producer in Africa

Biodex-SA, a Tunisia-based biofuels company, has been awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) certification for the production of biodiesel.

Biodex-SA is the first company to collect waste oils and transform them into biodiesel in Africa, as well as the first in Tunisia to earn RSB certification.

The company’s biodiesel plant converts used cooking oil to biodiesel, which is then sold to the European market.

RSB’s executive director, Rolf Hogan said: “We are delighted to add Biodex to the RSB-certified companies already producing biofuel in Africa.”

“We welcome their commitment to using waste materials and to processing them with the highest environmental and social standards, as required by the RSB Standard,” Hogan continued.

RSB is recognized by NGOs as the “most comprehensive and ambitious” biomaterials sustainability certification programme in the world.

A global coalition that brings together farmers, companies, non-governmental organisations, experts, governments, and inter-governmental agencies concerned with ensuring the sustainability of biomaterials production and processing, RSB provides a holistic approach towards sustainability assurance, covering social, environmental, and operational aspects.