Greenergy Immingham Biodiesel Plant Talks to Start on Its Closure

Greenergy Immingham biodiesel plant talks to start on its closure

Greenergy says its Immingham plant has "continued to be negatively impacted by market factors".

Trafigura Plans to Close UK Biodiesel Plant Amid Challenging Market

Greenergy, owned by commodity trading giant Trafigura, said on Thursday it would begin consultation on a proposal to cease production at a biodiesel plant in the UK amid difficult market conditions, dealing another blow to Britain’s fuel industry after the recent collapse of an oil refinery in the same area. A year ago, Trafigura completed the acquisition of Greenergy, a UK-based supplier of road fuels and a major European biodiesel producer. No…

Trafigura-Owned Greenergy Mulls Closing UK Biodiesel Plant

Trafigura Group-owned Greenergy has begun consultations on a proposal to halt production at one of its two UK biodiesel plants, as uncertainty about the country’s biofuels industry grows.

Greenergy to close Immingham biodiesel plant with 60 jobs at risk

Greenergy Proposes To Close Biodiesel Immingham Plant

Biodiesel manufacturer Greenergy is to begin consultation on a proposal to cease production at its biodiesel plant in Immingham, Lincolnshire, writes Carol Millett. The move, which puts 60 jobs at risk, raises the prospect of a biodiesel shortage in the UK since the plant accounts for over 25% of UK biodiesel production. It also comes a year after biodiesel producer Argent Energy closed its plant in Motherwell. News of the planned closure of Imm…

Jobs in jeopardy at Greenergy as owners move to shut down

The biofuel business says that it has made efforts to make the plant more viable but 'unfortunately these haven’t worked'.