Under the hood of SIMEC's new waste-based biofuel offer

Madeleine Cuff
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Firm is launching new venture offering modular generators powered by biofuels made of waste materials, Gupta-owned engineering business reveals

It is the business venture SIMEC never intended to launch. When the international energy and natural resources business started working on a new waste-based biofuel back in 2016 the plan was to use it...

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