Ville Sainte-Catherine - June 15, 2004 [SolarAccess.com]
Thanks in part to the findings of the recent BIOBUS project launched in Montreal
in 2002, Canadian company Rothsay said they are now firmly committed to
producing biodiesel in large-quantity. The company announced their commitment to
dedicate nearly CAD$14.5 million (US$10.5 million) in the coming months to
expand biodiesel production at its Ville Sainte-Catherine plant on the South
Shore of Montreal.
Rothsay said the 100% private investment will strengthen the company's position
among the leading biodiesel producers in Canada. Work on the expansion will
begin this summer and be completed next spring.
Rothsay specializes in recycling agro industry residues (animal fat and recycled
cooking oil), the main raw materials for producing biodiesel. With this recent
investment Rothsay plans to create over a dozen positions for specialists
(chemists) and maintain some 60 other jobs, not counting indirect employment. It
will also boost its present biodiesel production capacity of 4 million liters to
35 million liters annually, with a possible further expansion to 70 million
liters.
Rothsay's Ville Sainte-Catherine site is home to Canada's first plant for the
commercial production of biodiesel.
"We are convinced that biodiesel is a winning solution, both economically
and environmentally," said Claude Bourgault, Qużbec General Manager for
Rothsay. "Biodiesel is a high-performance, easy-to-use fuel that tangibly
and significantly reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) and other polluting emissions.
Biodiesel has proven its worth and provides Quebec with a unique opportunity to
develop a very high-potential 'green' industry."
Qużbec has an abundant supply of fats, according to Rothsay. It is estimated
that all of the biodiesel produced in Qużbec could come from existing sources
of fat with no pressure on farmland or threat to the environment.
"Without a doubt, biodiesel is among the future solutions for sustainable
transportation. It also provides an industry hard-hit in recent years (mad cow
disease) with a unique opportunity for intelligent recycling by capitalizing on
wastes that are plentiful in Qużbec. And its an economically viable
solution," Bourgault said.
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