Cargill in its latest effort, going to invest $150 million in the new plant, that will be functioning to produce advanced Biofuels from waste and degradable products.
The plant will be stationed at its existing integrated oilseeds crush and Bioro biodiesel site in Ghent, Belgium, and marks the first-of-its-kind for the company.
Usage of the latest technique of BDI-BioEnergy International, will be aiding to extract high quality liquid oils from the waste products of food processing industries.
Cargill proclaims that this new standee have a capacity of producing 115,000 metric tons of biofuel a year which will aid in rejuvenating the energy requirements and protecting the environment simultaneously.
“The new Cargill facility in Ghent will be the first plant in Europe capable of processing all kinds of feedstocks, including acid oils from vegetable oil refining, liquid residues from industrial processes, and even the fat recovered from sewage sludge from local municipalities,” said Roger Janson, president of Cargill’s agricultural supply chain across EMEA.
New biofuels which are highly sought after, will be helping customers for reducing carbon emissions from the environment and it will go handy with the new regulations.
The commencement of the new plant is due June 2022, will provide around 70+ direct and indirect jobs in Ghent Community, company claims.
“Cargill’s circular economy approach brings added sustainability benefits to not only our customers, but also to the end consumer, as the plant will utilise recycled products that would have previously been disposed of or used for low-value applications,” added Alexis Cazin, managing director at Cargill Biodiesel.
