large flax seed oil refinery project in france

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Which French refineries are enduring a deteriorating economic environment?
  • Three of Total’s five refineries in France — Gonfreville in Normandy, Grandpuits in the Paris region and Feyzin near Lyon — demonstrated their ability to withstand the deteriorating economic environment in 2013 and 2014 and generate ongoing income streams. The other two, Donges and La Mède, are struggling and are structurally loss-making.‌
  • How much oil does Normandy produce a year?
  • Each year, our Normandy platform in northwestern France, comprised of a refinery and a petrochemical plant, converts 12 million metric tons of crude oil into some 200 products, including gasoline, diesel, kerosene, lubricating oils and plastic pellets.‌
  • How much money has been invested in the Normandy Refining & Petrochemical Platform?
  • Between 2000 and 2010, €1 billion has been invested to make the facility more energy efficient and align its production with changing demand. The Normandy platform is now one of our biggest refining & petrochemical platforms in the world.‌
  • How many hectares of hemp are there in France?
  • France is number 1 in Europe with around 20,000 ha of Hemp for all uses, including at least 2,500 ha for textile Hemp in 2024. The Linen and Hemp Economic Observatory regularly publishes information releases on the flax fibre market and the production of textile hemp:‌
  • What will France’s first biorefinery do?
  • An investment of €200 million to transform the La Mède refinery and in particular create France’s first biorefinery, which will be one of the biggest in Europe, to meet growing demand for biofuels. Crude oil processing will be halted at end-2016.‌
  • Where is Grandpuits oil refinery located?
  • Located in the Seine-et-Marne region, around 50 km southeast of Paris, the Grandpuits oil refinery has begun its conversion to a zero-oil platform, focusing on other activities: the manufacture of biofuels, plastics recycling and photovoltaic energy production.