Extraction Factory for Palm-Tree Fat to Produce Biodiesel is Inaugurated in Pará [Usina de Extra o de Gordura de Dendê para Produ o de Biodiesel é Inaugurada no Pará]

The company Vale has inaugurated in Pará, on 26/06/2012 Biopalma, a factory dedicated to the extraction of palm-tree fat. The objective of Vale is to produce biodiesel from palm-tree fat to supply its own fleet of vehicles and machines using B20 blend. With this initiative the company aims to go further into more clean energetic arrays. The company innovates the market of biofuels adopting palm-tree as a raw material, as well as using B20, creating a new tendency in the biodiesel market. The company also highlights the importance of the oil-chemistry in the internal market, mainly to generate a sustainable process.