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Milestones of BDI-BioDiesel-History
1980‘s University of Graz: First experiments of BioDiesel production
1991 1st industrial BioDiesel plant for processing Rapeseed / Canola Oil (Mureck / A; 1.500 to/y)
1994 1st industrial Multi-Feedstock BioDiesel plant processing also Used Cooking Oil
(extension of Mureck / A; 3.000 to/y – Project „Ökodrive“ )
1998 1st industrial Multi-Feedstock BioDiesel plant processing also Animal Fat in the United States
(Butler / Kentucky; 5.000 to/y)
2001 1st industrial Multi-Feedstock BioDiesel plant processing also Animal Fat in Europe
(Malchin / Germany; 12.000 to/y)
2003 Start of EU-research Project BIODIEPRO together with Argent Group Europe Ltd.
2005 Commissioning of the 1st Demonstration plant of EU-Commission for the production of high-quality BioDiesel from animal fats (Motherwell / Scotland; 45.000 to/y)

More information can be found on the BDI Website.