St1 to build a biorefinery to produce renewable diesel and jet fuel in Sweden



Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.

St1 has made an investment decision to construct a new HVO biorefinery in Gothenburg (Sweden).
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Figure 1. Aerial view of the St1 refinery in Gothenburg where the new HVO biorefinery will be located

Location
St1 refinery in Gothenburg (Sweden).
Products and production capacity
200,000 tons of renewable fuels (HVO diesel, jet fuel and naphtha).
Expected start-up
2022.

The produced renewable fuels will significantly reduce the CO2 emissions compared to fossil fuels. St1 has already made a series of investments over the last two years at the refinery. The entire investment includes a hydrogen production plant, a production plant for renewable fuels and dedicated tank farm. In addition, new infrastructure and required utility facilities will be installed to enable feedstock imports as well as production and distribution of renewable fuels. The value of all the related investments will be in the order of 200 M€.

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