VERBIO Ethanol Schwedt GmbH & Co. KG

VERBIO's second bioethanol plant was opened in August 2005 on the site of the PCK refinery in Schwedt (Brandenburg). It has two production lines and so twice the capacity of VERBIO's ethanol production in Zörbig.

VERBIO Ethanol Schwedt is the first bioethanol plant anywhere in Europe to be located directly on the site of an oil refinery. This has the advantages of quick delivery and integration into the refinery's energy system. The plant almost solely processes rye, which is mainly sourced from farmers in the surrounding area.

In 2010, the bioethanol plant was expanded into a bio-refinery with an output of 30 MW. By 2013 it will be increased to 75 MW.

Annual production capacity:

• 200,000 tonnes of bioethanol
• 250 gigawatt-hours of biomethane
• By-product: organic fertilizers