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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Mandate to require 2 percent renewable content in diesel puts Hamilton BIOX Corporation in the spot light

BIOX Corporation Plant in Hamilton
The Government of Canada revealed new plans today of proposing a July 1st, 2011 mandate for a requirement for 2 percent renewable content in all diesel fuel and heating oil. BIOX Corporation is located in Hamilton is the only publically traded bio diesel producer, with a 67 million litre (17.7 million gallon) plant, which is one of the largest continuous flow biodiesel production facilities in the world.
Currently, Canada produces about 200 million litres (52 million gallons) of biodiesel annually, but will need about 550 million litres (145 million gallons) to meet government quotas.
Mayor Bob Bratina with BIOX management
The Hamilton plant was constructed in April 2007 and was BIOX’s first commercial scale biodiesel production facility, located right here in Hamilton.
Biodiesel is a clean burning, non-toxic and biodegradable renewable fuel that is used as a replacement for or additive to petroleum diesel, it is typically produced from animal fat, used cooking oil, soybeans or canola.
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    you are invited to follow my blog

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  2. Hamilton Community BlogFebruary 10, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    Thanks for the invite Steve. I'll check it out.

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  3. KlaraFebruary 11, 2011 at 12:06 AM

    That's fantastic, is there a possibility they will expand the Hamilton plant?

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  4. loufrank22July 14, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    Where in Hamilton is Biox located?

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