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Wastefront

Tyre-to-sustainable aviation fuel technology company

wastefront.com
Headquarters
Sunderland, United Kingdom
Founded year
2019
Company type
Private company
Number of employees
10–50

Latest news about Wastefront

Company announcements

  • Wastefront

    Wastefront plans UK's only SAF-ready plant by 2027

    The plant will be set up in the port of Sunderland. They highlight Heathrow and the UK leading in Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

  • Wastefront

    Wastefront breaks ground on UK’s first tyre-to-fuel facility

    The £100 million plant at Sunderland Port will process 10 million tyres annually into sustainable aviation fuel, creating over 100 jobs. Operations start end of 2026.

  • Wastefront

    Wastefront receives strategic investment from IAG

    The investment enables construction of a tyre-to-fuel facility in Sunderland for Sustainable Aviation Fuel production, processing 10 million tyres annually from 2026. It supports UK SAF mandates.

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    Wastefront upgrades LCA for Sunderland plant

    The updated assessment by DNV shows 2.7mn mt CO2 reductions over the plant's lifespan, handling 83,000 mt ELTs yearly. It highlights cost-efficient emissions avoidance at $50/mt CO2.

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Media coverage

  • BBC

    Tyres into jet fuel factory to create 100 jobs

    A new factory turning old tyres into jet fuel will create more than 100 jobs, its owners have said. The £100m facility in Sunderland would...

  • Rubber News

    Wastefront enters partnership to scale up global tire pyrolysis plants

    LONDON—Wastefront A.S. has signed a deal with energy storage company VTTI to advance its existing tire pyrolysis project in the United Kingdom and look into...

  • Rubber News

    Norwegian tire recycling startup to build first plant in UK

    OSLO—Tire recycling startup Wastefront A.S. has selected the United Kingdom for its first plant and is assessing sites for the construction of the facility. Founded...

  • Financial Post

    Top Trader Vitol Strikes Deal to Buy Oil Liquids Made from Tires

    (Bloomberg) — Vitol Group, the world's biggest independent oil trader, is betting on a new technology to produce hydrocarbon liquids from recycled car and truck...

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