There was a 7.6% year-on-year increase in raw materials availability in 2025, to 18.3 million tonnes, from 17 million tonnes processed in 2024, Dirk Dobbelaere, the secretary general of the European Fat Processors and Renderers Association (EFPRA), said in a market overview presentation during the association's annual congress in Tenerife.
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