SELÇUK BOROVALI: PLEASING DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE IN BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
Production growth in biodiesel fuels derived from waste oils and some oilseeds is nearing record levels. According to Biodiesel Industry Association data, a total of 108,609 tons of biodiesel fuels were produced in Turkey in 2018. The biodiesel industry produced 78,000 tons of biodiesel fuels in the first eight months of the year, achieving an 18% rise compared to the same period last year. Last year's record is expected to be broken at the end of the year in biodiesel fuels, where oilseeds, canola and safflower in particular, and collected waste oils, are used as raw materials. Biodiesel Industry Association head Selçuk Borovalı told Anadolu Agency (AA) that pleasing developments are taking place in biodiesel production. Indicating that the production continued to rise in the eight months of the year, Borovalı said the eight-month production soared to 78,000 tons this year from 66,000 last year. "We expect 130,000 tons in production this year – which points to a recor...