UOP and Eni plan Ecofining

Honeywell-owned UOP and Eni announced recently that Eni will build a production facility using Ecofining technology to produce diesel fuel from vegetable oils.
The facility, to be located in
It will be the first facility to use the Ecofining technology developed by UOP and Eni. UOP has already completed the basic design for the first unit, which is expected to come online in 2009. Eni, a European oil company with operations in 70 countries and 2006 revenues of more than €86bn, also plans to install several additional Ecofining units at its other wholly owned and affiliate refineries throughout Europe.
‘This facility will provide significant value to Eni’s refining operations by producing an ultra-high-quality diesel and fulfil the proposed European target to grow the renewable energy supply to 12 percent by 2010,’ said Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni.
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