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On September 28, Preem announced that the company was withdrawing its application to expand the Lysekil oil refinery. The reason was, according to CEO Magnus Heimburg, that the project was not deemed profitable enough.
The company is now announcing that it is submitting an application with a new plan for the Lysekil refinery. Preem wants to rebuild part of the existing plant that is currently used to produce diesel from crude oil, in order to be able to gradually incorporate renewable raw materials.
– We will use tall oil, rapeseed oil and recycled frying oil. These are raw materials that we already use today at our Gothenburg facility, says Magnus Heimburg.
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A rebuilt facility It could, according to Preem, use up to 40 percent renewable raw materials. The remaining quantity will then consist of fossil raw material.
– The transition to a renewable society will require many different types of tools. I am convinced that liquid fuels and renewables have an important place to play in that transition, says Magnus Heimburg.
Magnus Heimburg, CEO of Preem, says he hopes the company’s plans will be received positively.
Photo: Malin Lauterbach
Preem’s original plans for an oil refinery expansion at Lysekil were estimated to have increased emissions by 1.7 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. According to the company’s new app, emissions at the Lysekil plant will not increase at all. As production increases at the rebuilt facility, a corresponding amount of fossil feedstock will be removed.
According to Preem Additional labor will be needed at Lysekil during the time the plant is being rebuilt. In the long term, the investment does not mean new jobs at Preemraff.
– We see that after the renovation we will be able to operate the facilities with the same staff that we have today, says Magnus Heimburg.
The company plans to submit its application to the relevant authorities, including the County Administrative Board and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, before the turn of the year. The goal is for the rebuilt facility to be completed by 2024.
