Cargill is constructing a groundbreaking plant in Belgium to produce biodiesel from wastes
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
Cargill is constructing a new biodiesel plant in Belgium. The new facility will be capable of processing challenging feedstocks, including acid oils from vegetable oil refining, liquid residues from industrial processes and even the fat recovered from sewage sludge from local municipalities.
Press release: “Cargill invests to promote circular economy with its first multi waste- and residues-based biodiesel plant”, 22/10/2020.
Location |
Existing
integrated oilseeds crush and Bioro biodiesel site in Ghent (Belgium). |
Investment |
150 M€. |
Feedstocks |
All types
of liquid waste oils and fats, including by-products from food processing,
and waste from the food industry and non-food crops grown on marginal land. |
Product
and production capacity |
115,000
metric tons of biodiesel per year. |
Technology
provider |
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Employment
effect |
The new
facility will create around 20 new direct jobs and an additional 60 indirect
jobs in the Ghent community. |
Timeline |
Construction
will commence in October 2020, with the plant due to open in June 2022. |