SunPine, a second generation biofuels company, has pioneered a "wood to wheel" renewable diesel process technology, using crude tall oil as feedstock.The main product is a crude tall diesel. A final refinery process step, including hydrogenation treatment, converts the SunPine crude tall diesel to a first class renewable diesel fuel with a very low carbon footprint and excellent efficiency. ??The major by-product is a tall oil pitch, which can be processed further to recover valuable chemicals, including rosin and phytosterols.Production at SunPine’s new facility in Piteå began in April. Around 100 guests were gathered at the facility to celebrate the inauguration on May 17.“Our goal is to produce 100,000 cubic meters of crude tall diesel per year,” said Magnus Wikman, General Manager of SunPine.