India

India is a key location for jatropha planting. The Indian government has one of the most developed biodiesel promotion programmes in the world, and is encouraging the planting of jatropha as a biodiesel feedstock. The objectives of the programme include increasing fuel security, reclaiming waste and marginal land, and raising the living standards of rural communities.

D1’s first Indian joint venture, D1 Mohan Bio Oils Limited, was established with Mohan Breweries & Distilleries Ltd, a leading Indian brewer based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. D1 Mohan began planting jatropha in southern India on a contract farming model with financial support for farmers provided in the form of loan finance from the State Bank of India and Indian Bank.

In 2006, D1 entered into an agreement with Williamson Magor & Co. Limited, part of the largest tea plantation group in India, to form a joint venture company to develop jatropha plantations with farmers in North East India.

We also have a number of jatropha seed purchase and oil supply agreements with Indian partners.

Our plant science operations in India are centred on our Regional Development Centre in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. We have established a national network of nurseries to produce seedlings for planting.

Our jatropha planting operations are now carried out by our joint venture with BP, D1-BP Fuel Crops Limited.

For more information on our India operations contact:

D1-BP Fuel Crops Limited

SCO 313 First Floor
Optus House
Sector 29
Gurgaon – 122001
Haryana, India

Tel: +91 124 4693600
Fax: +91 124 4693666
Email: corporateinfo@d1bpfuelcrops.com