Jet fuel refinery plan promises 400 jobs

Up to 400 permanent, skilled jobs will be created under plans for sustainable fuel refinery in North East Lincolnshire.

ETFuels has chosen Immingham to be the home for a new facility which will convert e-methanol into fuel for the aviation industry.

Officials said a further 1,000 jobs would be created during the construction phase of the project in addition to the permanent engineering, manufacturing and operations roles.

A planning application for the site will now be submitted to North East Lincolnshire council.

ETFuels said it had been attracted to Immingham because of its established fuel infrastructure, deep-water port facilities and access to the Humber's industrial and logistics network.

Lara Naqushbandi, the firm's chief executive, said the so-called Project King's Road was a "major vote of confidence in the Humber and in Britain's industrial future".

"The Humber is already one of the UK's most important energy and logistics hubs. We believe it can also become the country's leading hub for next-generation fuels production," she added.

When built, the refinery will use renewable e-methanol sourced from a production platform in Texas before it is converted into sustainable fuel at Immingham.

Andrew Dawes, the regional director for Associated British Ports Humber, welcomed the announcement and said it would help the "transition to cleaner energy".

The mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Dame Andrea Jenkyns, added: "It represents exactly the kind of investment we want to attract: innovative, industrial and ambitious".

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