In France, Total has ended months of speculation by at last confirming plans to revamp its La Mede oil refinery into a 500,000 metric ton per year biodiesel facility. The company will invest more than €200 million to convert the facility while cutting 178 jobs, a decision that has led workers to go on strike and stop all products from leaving the facility. About 55,000 t/yr of biopropane and bionaphtha will be produced when the renovated facility comes online.
