Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. (BBD), a national collector and processor of used cooking oil (UCO), has announced its expansion into the Texas market, beginning with collection operations in Kilgore. The move follows the company's recent acquisition of a Part 360 solid waste management permit from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, which provides operational certainty for its Tonawanda, New York facility.
The company is executing a scaled entry into East Texas, anchored in Kilgore. To maintain immediate processing continuity, limited quantities of UCO collected in Texas are being transported to BBD's fully permitted, 300,000-gallon-per-week facility in Tonawanda. However, this long-haul logistics framework is temporary, serving as a bridge to a larger Southern infrastructure initiative.
"Securing our long-term operating permit in Tonawanda gave us the green light to aggressively push our borders outward," stated Frank V. Balon, President and Chief Legal Officer of Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. "While we are successfully shipping high-yield material from Kilgore back to our New York headquarters today, our vision is regional processing. We are already in the planning stages for new processing plants in Alabama and Georgia, which will be modeled directly after the success and scale of our Tonawanda facility."
The planned facilities in Alabama and Georgia will serve as high-capacity processing hubs for the expanding Southern collection routes. By replicating the Tonawanda plant's infrastructure, Buffalo Biodiesel aims to localize its processing footprint, significantly reducing transportation mileage and lowering carbon emissions associated with logistics. This will also provide a direct, high-volume supply of refined feedstock to the regional advanced biofuel market.
The expansion matters because it signals a strategic shift in the renewable fuel supply chain. Localizing processing in the Southeast reduces the carbon footprint of transporting UCO across the country, aligning with broader sustainability goals. It also strengthens the regional biofuel market by ensuring a reliable supply of feedstock for advanced biofuels, which are critical for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector. Buffalo Biodiesel's move enhances the circular economy by transforming waste into renewable energy, supporting national efforts to decarbonize.
Through its entry into Texas and strategic development across the Southeast, Buffalo Biodiesel is reinforcing its commitment to building an efficient, sustainable, and national closed-loop supply chain for renewable energy producers. The company's operations currently span 15 states, and this expansion marks a significant step toward a more integrated and environmentally friendly approach to used cooking oil recovery and processing.
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