Cork bio-diesel company acquires site for plant

Centenary Thurles Co-Op has finalised contracts with Cork company, GRO Oil Limited for the sale of a site in Thurles, which has planning permission for a 40,000 tonne bio-diesel processing plant.

Locally grown seed is a strengthening market especially where imported oils such as palm oil are seen as environmentally damaging due to rain forest clearance especially in Asian countries.