At its annual press conference on 20 January at the Cité des Échanges in Marcq-en-Barœul, Dunkerque-Port announced the winners of the Call for Expressions of Interest (CEI) it had launched to revitalise part of the brownfield site of the former SRD refinery. 

The selected projects are jointly led by Technip Energies, a leading technology and engineering company and leader in energy and decarbonisation infrastructure, and Tepsa, an independent operator specialising in the storage of bulk liquids such as chemicals, agrochemicals, biofuels and fuels that are essential to the economy.

In line with this approach of pooling resources and industrial optimisation, and subject to the final investment decision, Technip Energies will build and operate a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production unit using second-generation ethanol. 

Tepsa will build and operate a new import-export terminal for liquid bulk, handle all of Technip Energies' maritime logistics, and complete its project with import and storage capacities for liquid bulk dedicated to the battery manufacturing and recycling sector and other energy transition sectors. 

The total investment is estimated at €1.7 billion and is expected to create around 300 full time equivalent (FTE) jobs. 

The project will be located on a 23-hectare site, 20 hectares of which will be reclaimed from the former SRD refinery. 

The Tepsa terminal facilities will have a storage capacity of approximately 145,000 m³. 

Technip Energies' sustainable aviation fuel production unit will have an annual capacity of 160,000 tonnes. 

The maritime traffic generated by this new facility is estimated at between 1 and 1.2 MT per year.

« These investments will significantly strengthen Dunkirk's ecosystem, generating numerous spin-offs at the interface of maritime, logistical, industrial and energy developments. In particular, they represent a decisive new step in the successful redevelopment of the industrial wasteland of the former SRD refinery.» 

Maurice GEORGES, Chairman of Dunkerque-Port. 

« I am delighted to announce two major new projects in Dunkirk on the former site of the SRD (Société de la Raffinerie de Dunkerque) refinery, which confirm our territory's exceptional industrial momentum and its ability to position itself at the forefront of the energy transition. 

The sustainable aviation fuel production project led by Technip Energies perfectly illustrates our ambition: to attract large-scale industrial investments that create skilled jobs, while making a concrete contribution to the decarbonisation of strategic European industries. 

The TEPSA project is part of this same logic of diversification and modernisation of the port of Dunkirk. By developing storage capacities dedicated to chemicals and energy transition products, it strengthens our role as a hub in North-West Europe. 

With €1.7 billion invested and 300 direct jobs at stake, these two projects reflect the confidence of manufacturers in the Dunkirk territory, its port infrastructure, its human skills and our collective vision for a high-performance, competitive and resolutely forward-looking industry. » 

Patrice VERGRIETE, Mayor of Dunkirk.

Source, open2europe.com