Chevron Puts Workers on Furlough at Idled German Biofuels Plant

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  • Biodiesel plant has been upgraded to expand feedstocks

Chevron Corp. is putting workers on furlough at a German biodiesel plant that has been out of operation because of oversupply in the market.

The biodiesel plant in Oeding, in northern Germany, has been idled for a few months, a spokesman said by phone.