{"id":173952,"date":"2026-03-04T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=173952"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:56:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:56:48","slug":"ineos-awarded-e300-million-grant-by-french-government-to-rejuvenate-and-decarbonise-lavera-site-and-cut-co2-emissions-by-331000-tonnes-per-annum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/ineos-awarded-e300-million-grant-by-french-government-to-rejuvenate-and-decarbonise-lavera-site-and-cut-co2-emissions-by-331000-tonnes-per-annum\/","title":{"rendered":"INEOS awarded \u20ac300 million grant by French Government to rejuvenate and decarbonise Lavera site and cut CO2 emissions by 331,000 tonnes per annum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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  • Installation of proven energy-efficient technology will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 331,000 tonnes a year, supporting France\u2019s climate goals and positioning Lavera for future decarbonisation through electrification and carbon capture<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The investment also strengthens France\u2019s industrial sovereignty by ensuring reliable, competitive domestic production of critical raw materials essential to healthcare, defence, aerospace, clean energy and advanced technologies<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Sir Jim Ratcliffe said: \u201cThis starts with protecting skilled jobs. The answer is NOT decarbonisation by deindustrialisation. Lavera employs thousands of people. It sits at the heart of French manufacturing. We are investing because France understands that a strong industrial base matters. Securing essential materials at home, rather than importing them from China or the United States, is simply common sense. This investment gives Lavera long-term resilience, sharpens its competitiveness and renews technology that cuts emissions by 331,000 tonnes a year. That is real industrial leadership. Europe needs a lot more of it if it wants to keep jobs, investment and sovereignty.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    INEOS has today announced a \u20ac300 million investment supported by French government grants that will deliver the next phase of its Lavera regeneration plan and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 331,000 tonnes per annum, the equivalent of taking over 70,000 cars off the road each year. The programme will also improve the long-term competitiveness of one of France\u2019s most important industrial assets, securing thousands of skilled jobs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The French government is providing support under the \u2018Appel d\u2019Offres Grands Projets Industriels de D\u00e9carbonation\u2019 (AO GPID) scheme, part of the France 2030 investment plan and operated by ADEME. AO GPID provides annual grants to support large industrial decarbonisation projects that deliver verifiable emissions reductions over a 15-year period to reduce France\u2019s reliance on fossil-based energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    At a time when chemical plants are closing across Europe due to pressure from high energy costs and global competition, this investment will provide stability for around 2,000 direct employees and more than 10,000 workers across the wider supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lavera is a central pillar of French manufacturing. Its products and pipelines, feed directly into essential value chains across pharmaceuticals, healthcare, aerospace, transport, clean energy, food packaging and defence. Maintaining these capabilities inside France is vital for industrial strength, economic resilience and the country\u2019s long-term technological leadership, particularly at a time when Europe faces rising dependence on imports from China and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The upgrades will make Lavera a profitable, lower-carbon facility with a clear pathway to net zero as electrification and carbon capture technologies mature. The investment will also support French circular economy objectives by enabling the Lavera cracker to process more sustainable feedstocks made from recycled plastics and bio-sourced materials, replacing fossil-based inputs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Combined with the \u20ac250 million investment announced in November 2025, this takes the total planned investment in the Lavera site to more than \u20ac550 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    INEOS continues to call for urgent political action to restore competitiveness in Europe\u2019s strategically vital chemical sector. Without this, millions of jobs will be lost, emissions will rise, and key European industries will become dangerously dependent on imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Today\u2019s announcement underlines INEOS\u2019 long-term commitment to France. INEOS will work closely with the French Government throughout this investment programme, from planning through to delivery, to ensure Lavera remains competitive, resilient and aligned with France\u2019s industrial and climate objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    About INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe has the capacity to manufacture over 8.5 million tons of chemicals and polymers at eight sites. These are used to produce a wide range of derivative products that both enable and enhance many aspects of life today. From a broad technology base, the business can produce polymers specifically tailored to provide high value solutions to customers in its chosen market sectors. In April 2024, INEOS completed the acquisition of TotalEnergies’ 50% share of Naphtachimie (steam cracker), Appryl (polypropylene business), Gexaro (aromatics business) and 3TC (naphtha storage) in Lavera, France. The businesses had been joint ventures between the two companies. A number of other infrastructure assets were also acquired including part of TotalEnergies\u2019 ethylene pipeline network in France.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    INEOS has today announced a \u20ac300 million investment supported by French government grants that will deliver the next phase of its Lavera regeneration plan and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 331,000 tonnes per annum, the equivalent of taking over 70,000 cars off the road each year. The programme will also improve the long-term competitiveness of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":173985,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"The programme will also improve the long-term competitiveness of one of France\u2019s most important industrial assets, securing thousands of skilled jobs","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572,17143],"tags":[16380,6843,10416,22310,22835],"supplier":[9149,17331],"class_list":["post-173952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","category-recycling","tag-biobased","tag-biochemicals","tag-circulareconomy","tag-netzero","tag-recyclates","supplier-french-government","supplier-ineos-olefins-polymers-europe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173952"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=173952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}