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being suggested to replace pentobarbital for livestock euthanasia will break down during rendering processes. He also stressed the importance of knowing your numbers when it comes to sustainability. “LCAs, life-cycle analyses, are expected now,” Starkey explained. “Suppliers are being weighed against each other supplier audits.” members — need to support more research funding through guidelines (ELGs) and promulgate pretreatment standards for the Meat and Poultry Products industrial category by the end of 2023. Silva with brokerage company E.B. Wakeman. He credited export markets. “I don’t have to tell you guys, last year saw record prices on fats,” Silva said. “We saw a huge spike in prices for used were some bids in the gulf at close to 90 cents delivered. It 60s, and now we we’re seeing some numbers in the 40s.” including EPA’s surprisingly low set proposal for Renewable Fuel Standards, which brought the whole fat complex down. “You’ve got Chinese UCO coming in by the vessel load,” he added. “So, when you couple that with what the expected had people sort of gearing up for this really big explosion in demand. That hasn’t come so far, but we’ll probably get there. “We have all these factors converging right now that are certainly weighing on the market,” Silva explained. “But I think especially with low carbon fuel standards. We’ve got a couple of new renewable diesel plants in the Bay Area. You’ve got expansions on some other plants as well. So, this is really a R Servicing Centrisys, Flottweg, Alfa Laval—Sharples Training & Optimization Centrifuge Rentals & Spare Rotating Assemblies Parts, Gearbox and Hydraulic Service 20 April 2023 Render www.rendermagazine.com
