Southern Online Bio Technologies Ltd has restored its bio-diesel unit at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and commenced commercial production. The unit was affected by the Hudhud cyclone occurred in October 2014.

The Hyderabad-based company had received an order for the supply of Bio Diesel (B-100) towards annual requirement for 10 per cent blend from Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) for its 78 depots.

Further, it had also received letter of acceptance from the Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways Organisation for Alternate Fuels (IRAOF) for execution of balance work of setting up automated 30 TPD bio-diesel plant on a turnkey basis on the existing building site at Raipur (Chhattisgarh) along with subsequent operation, maintenance and supply of bio diesel to Railways, the Bombay Stock Exchange was informed on Friday.

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