Tereos and SUEZ launch construction of Hauts-de-France’s first Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) boiler facility: an unprecedented partnership

On Thursday September 5, 2024, the foundation stone was laid at the Origny-Sainte-Benoite (02) sugar refinery-distillery site for a Solid Recovered Fuels (SRF) boiler plant, the only one of its kind in the Hauts-de-France region. From 2027, this future facility will enable 40% of fossil gas consumption to be replaced by energy generated from non-hazardous waste.

This boiler facility will process non-hazardous, non-recycled waste (wood, paper, cardboard, plastics, foam, etc.), most of which is currently landfilled. The benefits of this installation are many: contributing to a more sustainable industry, optimizing the waste recovery circuit, reinforcing the competitiveness of the Origny-Sainte-Benoite site.

“The decision to install this SRF boiler facility at our Origny-Sainte-Benoite site bears witness to our cooperative’s commitment to transforming its energy approach. It is in line with our decarbonization approach, which aims to reduce our carbon emissions in Europe by 65% by 2032, and to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Leading this ecological transition is essential if we are to rethink a sovereign model that creates value for our cooperative members, meets the needs of our customers and helps the territories in which we operate to meet their environmental challenges.” – Olivier Leducq, Managing Director