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HVO plant in Płock (hydrotreatment of vegetable oils)

completed stage: operational delivereddelayedover budget
800 mln PLN
programme budget (multi-year) · data from May 2026 ≈ 800 mln PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)

A new plant for the hydrotreatment of vegetable oils (HVO) at the ORLEN production facility in Płock, commissioned on 25 May 2026. Its capacity is approximately 300 thousand tonnes of biocomponents per year, produced from feedstocks including rapeseed oil and used cooking oil (UCO). The value of the investment exceeded PLN 800 million. Commissioning the plant increases the ORLEN Group's total biofuel production potential to approximately 700 thousand tonnes per year, with an announced increase to 1.1 million tonnes by 2030.

How it went

Assessment: provisional. Signals only where documented.

Delivery delivered
Schedule delayed
Budget over budget
Utilisation too early
Scope as announced
annual HVO biofuel production vs design capacity of the installation
0 / 300,000 tonnes/yr (since launch on 25.05.2026 (approx. 2 months of operation as of 2026-07-15)) 0% utilisation

Timeline

Slip: +22 mo. vs. the original date

  1. Delivery 25 May 2026

Change history

  • May 2026 stage: operational

Significance

The plant reduces the ORLEN Group's dependence on imported biocomponents and supports the achievement of transport decarbonization targets — the National Indicative Target (set at 10 percent for 2026) and EU RED III requirements. Production of HVO biofuel from local agricultural and waste feedstocks is intended to lower greenhouse gas emissions by at least 65 percent relative to conventional fuels, while building a domestic value chain based on Polish agriculture.

Sources 7 · 2 archived

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  1. ORLEN S.A. 25 May 2026
    StatusStageCostInvestorDelivery
    Status „Koncern uruchomił w Płocku nowoczesną instalację do uwodornienia olejów roślinnych (HVO) o wydajności ok. 300 tys. ton rocznie."
    Cost „Warta ponad 800 mln zł instalacja wspiera realizację celów dekarbonizacji transportu"
    locations „Koncern uruchomił w Płocku nowoczesną instalację do uwodornienia olejów roślinnych (HVO)"
    Scope „instalacja do uwodornienia olejów roślinnych (HVO) o wydajności ok. 300 tys. ton rocznie"
  2. Inwestycje.pl 26 May 2026
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  3. BiznesAlert.pl 26 May 2026
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  4. ORLEN S.A. May 2026
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  5. Hydrocarbon Engineering 3 Jun 2026
    StatusCost
  6. Bankier.pl 30 Sep 2021
    OutcomeBudgetSchedule
    Schedule „Realizacja inwestycji, której wartość szacowana jest na ok. 600 mln zł, planowana jest w połowie 2024 roku"
    Budget „Całkowity koszt inwestycji szacowany jest na około 600 mln zł"
  7. Parkiet
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