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Originally Posted by aerohead
Today's producers have found some crude oil substitutes more economical, and a better starting point for some of their products.
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Besides eventual economical benefits, the logistics and some political aspects may also account for the viability of replacing at least partially the petroleum with some regionally-sourced vegetable oil or animal fats. Well, nowadays with so many plans to phase out the ICE, it would make much more sense to look at replacing petroleum with vegetable oils and animal fats, also considering some crops that can grow on rough environmental conditions and serve as some sort of biorremediation depending on where they're grown.