Biodiesel Craze on Norway

Posted by redspot | October 6, 2008 .

In Norway, the biodiesel market is being explored upon by a newsprint and magazine producer, Norske Skog. Norske Skog partnered with Choren Industries GmbH to push the plan through. The latter is engaged in gasification technology and has full-scale biodiesel factories in the country.

The plan is to convert wood biomass into biodiesel. This business opportunity is actually being studied by Norske Skog for two years now. And now, they are ready to make the plan happen. Norske Skog formed a subsidiary, the Xynergo to handle the company’s biodiesel division. Norske Skog owns 70% of that company while forest owners hold the remainder. The goal is to create biodiesel out of the woody biomass currently used as a feedstock. The production of Norske Skog is slated to start in April of the next year.

Norway is one of the world market leaders when it comes to pulp and paper production. Now, they are maximizing the use of their natural resources to further help the nation. This time, they are into producing fuel for vehicles out of the same materials used in making paper. Soon enough, they would be less dependent on imported oil just like other countries that have jumpstarted the production and integration of biodiesel in local fuel stations.

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