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Traceability Explained Continued from page 8
the producer to meet their compliance obligations under and others.
Q: Some people in these industries view traceability
A: in this space hasn’t been grounded in how the fats and oils industry actually operates. Some tools are built around a single
constantly evolving. Programs like RFS, LCFS, RED III, SAF definitions, reporting requirements and documentation regularly — many systems struggle because they were built wholesale reengineering. That creates confusion internally,
— you see complexity. And that’s really where the “black box”
say to renderers to help accomplish this?
A: I’d say this: Traceability isn’t magic — and it’s not meant to trap you. It’s meant simply as a way to prove where material
and commercially useful. We want a renderer to be able to look
goes away.
is applicable to renderers?
A: Sure. We’ve developed a suite of tools that support different parts of the renewable supply chain, and we’re
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waste-oil collectors to track pickup points, routes, volumes and eligibility directly at the source.
going out and what each lot may qualify for. In other words, it’s
physical product can be correctly and defensibly categorized
Those are just a few examples. The broader point is our customers across the supply chain.
the fragmented nature of the system, but one company recently
A: — thousands of restaurants, small loads and constant movement — regulators and buyers focused on it early. That
Animal fats historically felt simpler by comparison. The chain was more linear: slaughterhouses, renderers, downstream users.
So rather than pretend every feedstock behaves the same material remains clearly documented as it moves from kitchen under programs like EUDR, RED III and LCFS.
lenses depending on the feedstock type and regulatory context.
services? How much could a rendering client, for instance, charge, per pound or something else?
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