Prime Elements Receives German Registration to Broaden Biodiesel Feedstock Trading

German registration allows Prime Elements to trade rendered fats and used cooking oil for technical use, broadening its regulated feedstock portfolio for biodiesel producers

• Prime Elements GmbH has received German registration to trade rendered fats Category 2 and used cooking oil Category 3
• The registration was issued under number DE 11-002-0006-36 under Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009
• The approval expands the company’s approved feedstock categories for biodiesel producers
• Prime Elements says the materials will be traded in line with regulatory, documentation and traceability requirements
• The move strengthens the company’s positioning in compliant, traceable biofuel feedstock supply chains across Europe

(NEWS) BERLIN, 10-Jun-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — Prime Elements GmbH has received German registration to trade rendered fats Category 2 and used cooking oil Category 3 for technical purposes, expanding the company’s approved feedstock categories for biodiesel producers, according to a press release issued by Prime Elements GmbH and published by EuropaWire.

The registration was granted by the competent German authority under number DE 11-002-0006-36 and falls within the framework of Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009, which governs animal by-products and related materials not intended for human consumption. According to the press release, the approval allows Prime Elements to trade these materials in line with applicable regulatory, documentation and traceability requirements.

The company said the registration adds rendered fats and used cooking oil from approved and traceable sources to its feedstock portfolio, enabling these materials to be used as secondary inputs in biodiesel production. The move broadens the range of feedstocks available to biodiesel producers and supports the use of recovered and by-product materials within regulated European supply chains, the press release stated.

Prime Elements is already ISCC-EU certified and supplies vegetable-origin feedstocks for biodiesel production to customers across Central and North-Western Europe. The company said the new registration strengthens its position as a compliant and reliable supplier to biodiesel producers, particularly at a time when traceability and documentation are becoming increasingly important across renewable fuels supply chains.

The approval also places the newly added feedstock categories within the EU veterinary and animal by-product regulatory framework. According to the press release, relevant requirements include sourcing from approved or registered operators and TRACES-related documentation where applicable. Prime Elements said it will apply the same compliance-focused approach to these materials that already underpins its ISCC-EU certified activity in vegetable-origin feedstocks.

This type of registration is significant because rendered fats and used cooking oil can fall within the European Union’s animal by-products framework, meaning they are subject to specific controls on sourcing, handling, documentation and traceability. The European Commission describes animal by-products as materials of animal origin not intended for human consumption and notes that they are classified into three risk categories, with Category 2 carrying an intermediate risk profile and Category 3 considered lower risk. Within that framework, companies handling or trading such materials are expected to operate through approved or registered channels, helping ensure that recovered and by-product materials can be used safely in technical and energy applications.

The German dimension is also relevant because Prime Elements is a Germany-based trading company and the registration was issued by the competent German authority. Under the EU system, Member States’ competent authorities approve or register establishments and operators dealing with animal by-products and related derived products, with such records maintained through official national and EU-linked systems, including TRACES where applicable. For biodiesel producers and other counterparties, this provides a clearer compliance basis when sourcing secondary feedstocks such as rendered fats and used cooking oil from regulated European supply chains.

The registration aligns with Prime Elements’ broader positioning as a Germany-based physical commodity trading company focused on feedstocks and raw materials for industrial and energy applications. The company serves institutional clients and partners across Europe, with an emphasis on compliant, traceable and reliable supply chains, according to the company information included in the press release.

Prime Elements describes itself as a trading company offering digitally enhanced commodity solutions across energy and industrial markets, including petroleum products, petrochemicals, main fuels and advanced biofuel feedstocks. Its stated model focuses on structured access to markets, secure execution, logistics coordination, risk controls and long-term supply relationships for producers, end users, banks, freight forwarders, traders, brokers and agents.

Within its biofuels and feedstocks portfolio, Prime Elements lists materials such as tall oil, free fatty acids, used cooking oil, food waste oil, rapeseed oil, animal fats Category 2 and Category 3, and biofuels including biodiesel, UCOME and sustainable aviation fuel. Against that wider commercial backdrop, the German registration gives the company a formal regulatory basis to handle additional waste-based and by-product feedstocks for technical applications.

For biodiesel producers, the development is primarily a supply-chain and compliance matter. By adding registered categories such as rendered fats and used cooking oil, Prime Elements is expanding its ability to source and trade secondary feedstocks while operating within EU documentation and traceability rules. The company’s announcement points to a continued emphasis on regulated, auditable flows of recovered materials as part of Europe’s wider renewable fuels and circular economy supply chain.