The objective of the circular economy is that the value of products, materials and resources remain in the production cycle for as long as possible, promoting recycling and reuse of generated waste and reducing the emissions that cause global warming. LIPSA has made a firm commitment to the circular economy and zero waste with the 2019 inauguration of a plant for the recovery of oil that remains in bleaching earth, which used to be non-recoverable waste and can now be reused as oil for biodiesel production.

The plant located at our Barcelona refinery uses a globally unique technology developed by LIPSA. This bleaching earth oil is a unique product on the market that is considered double counting in the EU since it is part of Annex IX, part A of the list of the Renewable Energy Directive or RED II.