Cargill to Invest $150 Million in Multi-Waste and Residue Biodiesel Plant in Belgium

Agribusiness giant Cargill has announced last month plans to construct a multi waste- and residues-based biodiesel plant at its existing integrated oilseeds crush and Bioro biodiesel site in Ghent, Belgium. The $150 million project will be using the latest technology by BDI-BioEnergy International GmbH which enables the processing of all types of used cooking oils and fats, including by-products from food processing and waste from the food industry.

The new plant will have a production capacity of 115,000 tons of biodiesel per year and is scheduled to be opened in June 2022 and will create around 20 new direct jobs and an additional 60 indirect jobs in the Ghent community. 

“The new Cargill facility in Ghent will be the first plant in Europe capable of processing all kinds of feedstocks, including fatty acids from vegetable oil refining, liquid residues from industrial processes, and even the fat recovered from sewage sludge from local municipalities,” explains Roger Janson, President Agricultural Supply Chain, Cargill.