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Indian plant starts biodiesel production

Emami Biotech, the first biodiesel production company in Eastern India, has started production at its plant in Haldia.

The plant was started in 2007 and is aiming for a capacity of 100,000 tonnes of biodiesel a year.

The biofuel plant is a collaboration with Desmet Ballestra, an Italian-Belgian joint enterprise, with a total project cost of Rs 1.5 billion (€23.3 million).

India’s petroleum ministry has recommended a mixture of 20% biofuel with 80% diesel, minimising sulphur and particulate emissions, the company says.

‘We, however, have run vehicles on B40 without any modification of the engine mechanism,’ a senior official of Emami Biotech says.

The facility will predominantly use jatropha as raw material.




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