French oil group Total still aims to open the La Mede biodiesel refinery , despite calls for a nationwide blockade by the country 's largest farmers ’ union . The farmers object to the use of imported palm oil as a feedstock for la Mede , but feedstock for the 500,000 tonnes per year facility will comprise 60 - 70 % vegetable oil - including palm oil , rapeseed oil , sunflower oil and soy oil - and 30 - 40 % animal fat , used cooking oil and palm oil oil , said Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne . The plant will likely use less than 100 tonne palm oil per year , said Pouyanne .
French oil group Total still aims to open the La Mede biodiesel refinery, despite calls for a nationwide blockade by the country's largest farmers’ union. The farmers object to the use of imported palm oil as a feedstock for la Mede, but feedstock for the 500,000 tonne per year facility will comprise 60-70% vegetable oil - including palm oil, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil and soy oil - and 30-40% animal fat, used cooking oil and palm oil residue, said Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne. The plant will likely use less than 300,000 tonne palm oil per year, said Pouyanne.