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Preem invests in "Green Diesel" |
2008-07-08 11:25:52
Preem announced today that the company is investing a quarter of a billion SEK in order to extract "green diesel". The company is adjusting one of their refineries to green raw material, and the renovation is estimated to be finished by the end of next year. The adjustment means that the refinery in addition to crude petroleum also will be able to refine several different kinds of green raw material, such as vegetable oils and animal fats, into high quality diesel fuel. According to the press release Preem will, in order not to rival with the production of groceries, first and foremost use forest based raw material.
Preem har som ett led i denna process gått in i företaget Sunpine som delägare tillsammans med Södra Skogsägarna och statliga Sveaskog. En ny fabrik skall byggas i Piteå för 250 miljoner kronor där Sunpine skall tillverka en dieselråvara från tallolja som är en biprodukt från massaindustrin. I Preems bioraffinaderi i Göteborg förädlas talloljan vidare till ett dieselbränsle som räknas till andra generationens biodrivmedel.
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