The network of ORLEN filling stations has started offering a fully synthetic fuel – hydrotreated vegetable oil with 100% purity (HVO100). This fuel is made of vegetable oils and waste products in the food and catering industry, including used cooking oil. It can lower GNG emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional fossil fuels, which is fully in line with ORLEN Unipetrol Group’s long-term strategy regarding sustainable development and reduction in carbon emissions. The pilot sales were launched at the ORLEN filling station in Rokycany, Czechia. Expanding the sales to other filling stations in the Czech Republic and including the fuel in the ORLEN Unipetrol Group’s wholesale offer is planned for the first quarter of next year.
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