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case. It was therefore again emphasized that these cases represented a comparison
of particular installations and processes rather than a comparison of one process
system with another.
9.2.9 the uk used Oils Market 2001
Oakdene Hollins Ltd. carried out this study for the UK Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), and it was based on the usage of used oils in 1999
and 2000. In 1999, three reneries in the United Kingdom produced 1.09 million
tonnes (2403 Mlbs.) of lubricating oils, of which 790,000 tonnes (1742 Mlbs.) were
used in the country and the balance was exported. It was noted that ...