SBT starts production

SBT, formerly known as Southern Online Bio Technologies Ltd., said its biodiesel plant, the first in India, has started commercial production and sales. The plant, located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, has a 40,000-liter-per-day capacity. The company, then known as Southern Online Services Limited, was the first private internet service provider to provide internet connectivity in Andhra Pradesh. SBT recently moved into biodiesel production, using pongamia and jatropha as feedstock. SBT participates in the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corp.’s tender for the supply of 11.57 million liters of biodiesel per year and the Indian Railways tender for the supply of 140,000 liters per day. (July 13, 2007)