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Albemarle to Provide Catalysts to Neste Oil for NExBTL Process

Posted on August 01, 2008

Albemarle Corporation has been awarded a multi-year order from Neste Oil Oyj, Finland to produce catalysts made exclusively for Neste for use in their NExBTL renewable diesel process.Neste Oil's refinery-based proprietary NExBTL technology is based on the high-pressure hydrogenation of fatty acids. The product is a synthetic diesel fuel, free of oxygen and aromatic compounds. Side products include propane and gasoline. (Earlier post.) Neste Oil and Albemarle have worked together for several years to develop the catalysts for the NExBTL renewable diesel process. Albemarle's multi-year order wit...

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finland , propane , renewable , singapore