Further Products
Further Products is a company founded in 2008 and based in Los Angeles, California that manufactures products from refined used vegetable oil.<ref name="Barrett 2009"/><ref name="Russo 2011"/> The used oil is refined into a biofuel, and glycerin is created as a by-product from the refining process.<ref name="Barrett 2009"/><ref name="Knoblauch 2009"/><ref name="Hickman 2009"/> The resultant glycerin is used to make soaps and lotions and candles.<ref name="Barrett 2009"/><ref name="Knoblauch 2009"/><ref name="Hickman 2009"/> The used vegetable oil is collected from restaurants in the Los Angeles area.<ref name="Russo 2011"/><ref name="Keeps 2009"/> In February 2011, the company manufactured 10,000 products monthly.<ref name="Russo 2011"/>
History
In 2004, the company owner, Marshall Dostal, initially refined the used vegetable oil for a car he converted to run on biofuel.<ref name="Barrett 2009"/><ref name="Knoblauch 2009"/><ref name="Russo 2011"/> In the process, Dostal had the notion of using the glycerin by-product to create soap products.<ref name="Barrett 2009"/><ref name="Knoblauch 2009"/><ref name="Russo 2011"/>
History
In 2004, the company owner, Marshall Dostal, initially refined the used vegetable oil for a car he converted to run on biofuel.<ref name="Barrett 2009"/><ref name="Knoblauch 2009"/><ref name="Russo 2011"/> In the process, Dostal had the notion of using the glycerin by-product to create soap products.<ref name="Barrett 2009"/><ref name="Knoblauch 2009"/><ref name="Russo 2011"/>
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