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© Wastefront / the UK’s first fully circular tyre-to-fuel plant aims to launch next year
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© Wastefront / the UK’s first fully circular tyre-to-fuel plant aims to launch next year

UK launches £100m tyre-to-SAF facility

UK-based waste-to-fuel business Wastefront has started construction on a £100m tyre-to-fuel facility at the Port of Sunderland in north-east England.

The project is a significant step in the UK’s push for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. It will launch its first phase at the end of 2026 and the second a year later.

Once fully operational, the plant will process 10 million end-of-life tyres annually, making it the largest facility of its kind in Europe, converting them into tyre-derived oil for refining into SAF and other sustainable fuels.

Spain-registered International Airlines Group (IAG) was the first European airline to aim for 10% SAF usage by 2030 and in January made an undisclosed investment in Wastefront.

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