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British biodiesel firm close to collapse

British company Biofuels Corporation has been hit hard by the rising price of vegetable oil that they use to produce biodiesel. They recently had a £100million loss because of the cost of rapeseed, palm and soy oil prices that are climbing due to increased food demand. Soy demand in China rose between 22 and 29 percent in 2006. Biofuels CEO Sean Sutcliffe has complained that US subsidies for biofuel producers could threaten the entire European biofuel industry. [Source: AutoExpress] ... Read more →

Tony Blair at opening of Biofuels Corporation's first biodiesel plant Sebastian Blanco

On June 30th, British Prime Minister Tony Blair went from a visit to a children's hospice to the official opening of the £45 million Teesside 1, the first biodiesel production plant operated by ...

British politician mixes new Mercedes with B5 veggie fuel Sebastian Blanco

British politician Mark Lancaster, a Conservative MP, has decided to go for a drive in a new Mercedes-Benz R-Class powered by biodiesel. Well, partly. Lancaster will be using B5 during a 500 mile ...

British biodiesel firm close to collapse 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

British company Biofuels Corporation has been hit hard by the rising price of vegetable oil that they use to produce biodiesel. They recently had a £100million loss because of the cost of rapeseed, palm and soy oil prices that are climbing due to increased food demand. Soy demand in China ...

Tony Blair at opening of Biofuels Corporation's first biodiesel plant 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

On June 30th, British Prime Minister Tony Blair went from a visit to a children's hospice to the official opening of the £45 million Teesside 1, the first biodiesel production plant operated by Biofuels Corporation PLC. Teesside also the largest biodiesel plant in the UK and, according to the ...

British politician mixes new Mercedes with B5 veggie fuel 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

British politician Mark Lancaster, a Conservative MP, has decided to go for a drive in a new Mercedes-Benz R-Class powered by biodiesel. Well, partly. Lancaster will be using B5 during a 500 mile trip where he will be "encouraging Britain's families to 'go green' by switching to more ...


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