IsoCracker facility at Lysekil refinery
IsoCracker facility at Lysekil refinery is a planned renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel project in Lysekil, Sweden, owned by Preem. Its announced capacity is 960 thousand tonnes a year (1.2 billion litres, 317 million US gallons), by the Co-processing pathway. It is due to start in 2027. The record was read from the news by the reader (biobased-diesel.com, May 22, 2024) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- Preem
- Place
- Lysekil, Sweden
- Pathway
- Co-processing
- Fuel
- renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- planned
- Announced capacity
- 960 thousand tonnes a year · 1,200 million litres · 317 million US gallons
- Due to start
- 2027
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: Preem Secures Loan for Renewable Diesel and SAF Production at Lysekil Refinery (biobased-diesel.com, 2024-05-22); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
- Notes
- read from the news on 2026-10-16; not yet checked; capacity_mgal, capacity_ml, capacity_kt from article 1244 (2023-04-01); status from article 8099 (2025-09-10)
Other plants and projects recorded with Preem
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IsoCracker facility at Lysekil refinery | Lysekil, Sweden | planned | 960 | 2027 |
| Green Hydro Treater (Gothenburg) | Gothenburg, Sweden | operating | 2024 |
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- 2024-05-22 Preem Secures Loan for Renewable Diesel and SAF Production at Lysekil Refinery biobased-diesel.com
Capacity is as announced, a year, with tonnes counted at 0.8 kilograms per litre; a plant's own figure may differ. A record "settled by rule" was read from an article by the reader and checked only against the site's rules (a plausible size, a real owner, no duplicate), not by a person. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, IsoCracker facility at Lysekil refinery: sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/isocracker-facility-at-lysekil-refinery-sweden, retrieved 2026-10-19. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].