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Direct Fuels Opens Biodiesel Production Plant in North Texas

Posted on: Friday, 18 April 2008, 12:00 CDT

Independent regional fuel distributor and specialty retailer Direct Fuels has opened a biodiesel production facility at its refinery in Euless, Texas.

This makes the company one of the two producers of biodiesel in north Texas, and reportedly the only one located at a fuel terminal, so biodiesel can be blended directly into petroleum diesel.

Direct Fuels has implemented a production technology that allows significant flexibility in terms of the choice of feedstock used to produce the biodiesel. Initially, the company will utilize a blend of different animal fats, but that is expected to change depending upon market conditions.

The Direct Fuels facility is designed with a blending system at its truck loading rack so that customers can request any blend that meets their needs. Production started last month, and the Direct Fuels facility has the capacity to produce more than 10 million gallons of biodiesel per year.

This facility follows Direct Fuels's January 2008 opening of an 11-acre ethanol distribution complex in Euless, and helps consolidate the company's position as a green energy company serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Source: Datamonitor

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