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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)             September 14, 2009                        
                    

 
DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 
Delaware
 
000-24620
 
 
36-2495346
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
   
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
251 O’CONNOR RIDGE BLVD., SUITE 300, IRVING, TEXAS                   75038
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                                      (Zip Code)

 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:                       (972) 717-0300
 
 
 
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Item 8.01
 
Other Events.
On September 14, 2009, Darling International Inc. (“Darling”) issued a press release announcing that it has joined with a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation (“Valero”) to take initial steps towards the formation of a joint venture to build a facility capable of producing renewable diesel on a site adjacent to Valero’s St. Charles refinery near Norco, Louisiana and that Darling and Valero will jointly seek a loan guarantee for the proposed joint venture from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.  A decision to move forward with the joint venture project is subject to a number of contingencies, including, without limitation, securing appropriate funding and approval of both parties’ boards of directors.  A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 

 
Item 9.01
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
 
99.1
Press Release dated  September 14, 2009  (furnished pursuant to Item 8.01).
 

 




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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
 
 
DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC.
     
Date:   September 14, 2009
 By:  
    /s/  John F. Sterling
     John F. Sterling
     Executive Vice President and
     General Counsel


            

                     



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EXHIBIT LIST
 

 
 
99.1
Press Release dated  September 14, 2009  (furnished pursuant to Item 8.01).
 
 

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