Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 79689

Vivergo Fuels: Closures

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on E10 petrol production following the closure of the Vivergo bioethanol plant.

Answer

Keir Mather

On 15 August 2025 Vivergo announced the closure of its UK bioethanol production plant in Hull, which at full capacity could produce 420 million litres of bioethanol per year from wheat for blending with petrol.Whilst the UK retains bioethanol production c...

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