Production is now underway at Pyrocell's groundbreaking plant in Gävle, Sweden – and is the country's first pyrolysis oil plant for biofuel. The new and pioneering plant converts sawdust into bio-oil.
“The commence of production at Pyrocell signals another concrete step in our transition and in our work to achieve large-scale renewable production,” says Magnus Heimburg, CEO of Preem.
Pyrocell's plant is located next to Setra Kastet sawmill in Gävle. There, sawdust, which is a residual product in Setra's industrial process, is converted into non-fossil pyrolysis oil. The pyrolysis oil is then refined into renewable diesel and petrol at Preem's refinery in Lysekil.
The plant will produce around 25,000 tons of non-fossil pyrolysis oil per year, corresponding to the annual fuel consumption of 15,000 passenger cars.
Pyrocell, which is jointly owned by Setra and Preem, was formed in 2018 based on the business concept of producing bio-oil from sawdust.
