Finnish oil company Neste has launched Neste Green diesel onto the Finnish market. The product is, a mix of Neste's NExBTL and standard diesel is, says the company, the first renewable diesel that suits all diesel engines. Neste Green diesel will first become available in the metropolitan region around Helsinki after which distribution will be extended to other parts of Finland on a phased basis.

“Currently the EU requires a bio content of 2%", says Simo Honkanen, VP Renewable Fuels, Neste Oil. "We are committed to our role as a pioneer of the renewable fuel industry, so our product has a bio content of 10% minimum. According to current plans, this will only be required in year 2020.”

The Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV), Helsinki City Transport (HKL), environmental technology group Proventia and Neste Oil have already teamed up to test 100% NExBTL in the Helsinki metropolitan area public transportation. The aim of the cooperation is to promote the use of biofuels and improve the quality of city air.

Neste Oil currently operates its first NExBTL renewable diesel unit at the Porvoo oil refinery in Finland. A second NExBTL plant is under construction at Porvoo and a third unit in Singapore.

Currently NExBTL’s raw materials include palm oil, rapeseed oil, and animal fats, but the company's aim is to move on to using only inedible feedstocks. The medium term goal is to increase the proportion of inedible feedstocks to 60% in 10 years.

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