Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. completed the expansion of its waste vegetable oil processing facility in Tonawanda, N.Y., from 1 MMgy to 5 MMgy in May. Buffalo Biodiesel collects and renders yellow grease from restaurants in New York and Pennsylvania. The facility has been running at half capacity, according to Buffalo Biodiesel President Sumit Majumdar. “There really is no demand [for biodiesel] at a price higher than heating oil,” he said. The expansion of the Buffalo Biodiesel’s feedstock processing segment will facilitate contracting with biodiesel producers interested in using the rendered yellow grease. Buffalo Biodisel is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HydroGenetics Inc., which entered the biodiesel sector with the plant purchase in January.
June 9, 2009 2:36 GMT+8