In the Netherlands, The Telegraaf newspaper reports BP is pulling the plug on its plans for a biofuels plant in the Europoort in Rotterdam. The staff reacted. “This was the last green project in the Netherlands we had.” In the procedure, about a hundred jobs reportedly disappear.
BP has one of the largest refineries in Europe at Europoort. In addition, it was working on the construction of the biofuel factory, but on Monday the curtain fell. The oil and gas giant reports internally that due to the high costs in the Netherlands, it can not be otherwise.
BP informed the municipality of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority on Monday. There has also been a disappointment of the death of the next green project in the region. Shell recently ceased construction of a partially rigged biofuels plant in Pernis. There, too, the costs proved too high. The Finnish UPM dropped out in Rotterdam in May this year.
This is alarming: the third bio-refinery that does not go ahead. After UPM and Shell, it is clear that the biofuels market is in severe weather,” said the spokesman for the Port of Rotterdam.