South Korea’s Dansuk Exports SMF to Europe
by Ryan Ang (Argus Media) South Korean biodiesel producer Dansuk Industrial exported this month 3,000t of sustainable marine fuel (SMF) to the Netherlands, marking the company’s first export to Europe.
Dansuk produces 50,000 t/yr of SMF at its Pyeongtaek and Siheung factories in Gyeonggi province from a blend of fatty acid pitch and acid oil pitch by-products of biodiesel made from used cooking oil and animal fats, bio-heavy oil and raw materials palm oil mill effluent, spent bleaching earth oil and cashew nut shell liquid.
The International Sustainability and Carbon Certification-compliant fuel qualifies for renewable energy units in the Netherlands and is eligible for double counting towards European renewable mandates. READ MORE