Xenerga Begins Construction of Biodiesel Plant in Indiana

If you ask Westville, Indianna resident Dennis Zeedyk if he thought the biodiesel industry would be a lucrative and sound business one year ago, he will tell you he didn't even consider it. So you might wonder what made him change his mind. After his brother discussed the rising popularity of biodiesel production, Zeedyk thought he would give it a second look. That decision proved to be a wise one, as Zeedyk and some fellow investors have just started construction on the country's first Xenerga biodiesel plant, Indiana Flex Fuels, which will be up and running by the beginning of 2008. "The biofuel industry is a fast-growing industry that lies somewhere between petroleum and agriculture," said Zeedyk. "Working with Xenerga allowed us to reach start-up and, ultimately, production faster while avoiding some of the technological pitfalls that would be faced by our lack of experience in biodiesel production," he added.