In April 2023, an Indian plant began converting 2,000 metric tons of cashew residues monthly into marine fuel. Now, the refined oil has passed real-world ocean trials, linking a village waste stream to global shipping

In April 2023, a plant near Hebri in India began converting cashew processing waste into biofuel and biochar.

Operated by MASH Makes, the facility started with one machine before expanding to four. It now processes almost 2,000 metric tons of cashew residues each month, as per a Bioenergy Times report.