Petrolera Argentina opens biodiesel plant in Neuquen

(ADPnews) - Dec 14, 2010 - Maikop, a subsidiary of oil refiner Petrolera Argentina, inaugurated yesterday a biodiesel plant in the western Neuquen province.

The facility, located in Plaza Huincul industrial park, has an installed capacity of 90,000 tonnes a year.
However, at the moment it can only produce 40,000 tonnes a year, under an authorisation of Argentina's Energy Secretariat.
Maikop has already asked for an increase of the capacity, to 80,000 tonnes a year as of 2011.

Part of the biodiesel production will supply a plant of Argentine oil company YPF (BUE:YPFD) in the Mendoza province.

Another part may be exported to Chile, the president of Petrolera Argentina, Miguel Schvartzbaum, said.

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