Last wheat delivered to largest bioethanol plant under threat after trade deal

Vivergo Fuels receives final scheduled wheat delivery

The Saltend site is the largest of its kind in Britain but faces an uncertain future

UK’s largest bioethanol plant under threat after trade deal with the US

The UK’s bioethanol industry has been hit hard by the trade and tariff deal with the United States. The country’s largest bioethanol plant has just received its last consignment of wheat. The Hull based firm, employing around 160 people, says it will be forced to close because tariff-free US ethanol is now allowed to enter the UK. A green jet fuel investment worth £1.25 billion could now also be at risk.

Last wheat delivered to largest bioethanol plant under threat after trade deal

Vivergo Fuels, near Hull, is in crisis talks with the Government after the UK-US agreement removed tariffs on American imports.