Paris, June 28, 2023 – TotalEnergies is accelerating the transformation of its La Mède biorefinery (Bouches-du-Rhône) and will invest €70 million in 2024 to have the capacity to treat up to 100% of waste from the circular economy to produce biofuels.

The investment, planned as part of the biorefinery's first major shutdown in 2024, will modernize the site's facilities so that it can process more used cooking oil and animal fats. Since 2019, the La Mède platform, which hosts the world's first French biorefinery, has been capable of producing 500,000 tonnes per year of renewable diesel.

This decision is in line with the Company's objective to reach 75% of waste from the circular economy among the raw materials used to produce biofuels from 2024 as well as in the acceleration of the production of sustainable aviation fuels to position the Company among the leaders in this market. #bio-refining 

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