18/07/2011 (Helsinki Times) - Finnish government-controlled refiner Neste Oil said in a statement Thursday it would expand its biofuel feedstock base to include jatropha and camelina oils.

"By introducing these new raw materials in its feedstock base, Neste Oil increases the proportion of non-food materials and raw materials that can be grown on cultivation areas less suited for food plants in its raw material procurement," the statement added.

Neste had come under fire from environmental groups over palm oil.

Neste said the proportion of palm oil in its biofuel feedstock was expected to be less than half this year.