Neste Oil adds corn oil to feedstock mix for renewable diesel
July 31, 2013
BY Ron Kotrba
Neste Oil is now using distillers corn oil (DCO), a nonfood byproduct generated from ethanol production, as another feedstock for its NExBTL renewable diesel. Matti Lehmus, Neste Oil’s executive vice president, said the material is a great addition to its feedstock portfolio since DCO's pathway is already approved by U.S. EPA under the renewable fuel standard.
Neste Oil conducted trials on DCO this past spring with positive results. The renewable diesel producer has now started using distillers corn oil on a commercial basis. Neste Oil is getting its supplies of DCO from the U.S.
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