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Biodiesel industry faces coronavirus heat as meat exports drop sharply

Problems compounded after China started a clampdown of illegal imports through stricter border controls beginning in December, which was pegged at $2 billion annually

A butcher cuts meat for a customer inside his shop in Mumbai
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Beijing had banned direct import of buffalo meat from India, which meant that the meat made its way to China through other countries

Shine Jacob New Delhi
Bio-diesel units in India are facing the heat of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, as Asian and West Asian countries have stopped importing buffalo and goat meat, leading to a drop in animal tallow production, a key raw material of biodiesel.

Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton fat, used as a feedstock by the bio-diesel industry in winter. “Animal fat or tallow is used by a majority of manufacturing units as other sources like palm oil are costly. The problem is that animal fat is a by-product of the meat industry. After the outbreak of Covid-19, meat exports

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