Shell to build 'one of Europe's biggest' biofuels plant for aviation and road transport

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Shell's proposed Energy and Chemical Park in Rotterdam, Netherlands | Credit: Shell
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Shell's proposed Energy and Chemical Park in Rotterdam, Netherlands | Credit: Shell

Rotterdam facility earmarked to begin producing renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel from waste sources from 2024

Shell is pressing ahead with plans to build a major new biofuels production facility in the Netherlands capable of producing 820,000 tonnes-a-year of aviation fuels and renewable diesel made from waste,...

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