Neste Oil has fired up the world's largest renewable diesel plant in Singapore. Production of NExBTL renewable diesel will be ramped up on a phased basis.
The plant, which began operation in November 2010, cost around €550 million to build and has the capacity to produce 800,000 metric tons of NExBTL renewable diesel. The main export markets for the low emission fuel are Europe and North America.
Neste Oil is currently building a similar-sized facility in Rotterdam, and already operates two renewable diesel plants that have a combined capacity of 380,000 metric tons per annum.
NExBTL is produced using a variety of renewable feedstocks, including palm oil and side stream products of palm oil production from Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as waste animal fat from Australia and New Zealand.
