imperial western products inc

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels

IWP takes pride in setting the standard for recycling waste streams into value-added products. In 2000, we did this again with the emergence of a biodiesel production facility unlike any other in the country. Our goal was to convert waste cooking oil from restaurants into a clean-burning alternative fuel – biodiesel. Most biodiesel plants across the country manufacture their biodiesel from “virgin” vegetable oils, or oils similar to what you would see in your local grocery store. In contrast, our focus was to create biodiesel from waste vegetable oils from restaurants, and we were the first in the country to successfully do this on a large scale.

Our Biotane Fuels production facility boasts a 12 million gallon per year production capacity, and we have not been able to fully satisfy the growing demand in this industry. We also have a BQ9000 accredited certification as a biodiesel producer. Our BQ9000 requires us to perform a long list of precise testing to ensure that the biodiesel we sell is the highest quality biodiesel available on the market. In fact, every gallon of biodiesel is subject to 35 tests before it reaches the fuel tank.

Today we live in a time when pollution is becoming a global health issue, affecting our natural environment in this country and across the world. Here at Biotane Fuels, we have committed to providing solutions to help protect our environment. We have committed to the recycling of waste cooking oil into a clean-burning alternative fuel. We have committed to doing our part to preserve our earth’s natural resources, one gallon at a time.