en.Wedoany.com Reported - Neste will carry out a turnaround at its Porvoo refinery, with a total budget exceeding €400 million. Approximately 7,500 people are expected to participate, of whom around 1,000 are Neste's own employees, with the remainder coming from over 100 different contractor companies. More than 80% of these contractor companies are Finnish.
This turnaround aims to ensure the safety, availability, and competitiveness of the refinery, focusing primarily on work that requires the refinery to be shut down. This includes statutory inspections, routine maintenance, and asset improvement plans. Such maintenance turnarounds are typically conducted every 2.5 to 3 years. Specialists from various fields, including catalyst experts from Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, will arrive in Finland to participate in this turnaround.
Jim Holmbäck, Turnaround Director, stated that this is a major project with a total budget exceeding €400 million, involving approximately 7,500 people.
This turnaround will not affect customer deliveries. Neste ensures security of supply by producing and storing goods in advance, guaranteeing uninterrupted sales and distribution even during the maintenance period. Throughout the turnaround, the Kilpilahti port and the Porvoo distribution terminal will operate normally.
The turnaround will significantly increase traffic in the area. Due to the large number of workers, special traffic arrangements will be implemented in the Kilpilahti region. Specific traffic details will be published on the local website kilpilahti.fi/en/ prior to the turnaround. Neste is committed to minimizing disruption to local residents and other traffic. During the shutdown and restart of the refinery, short-term flaring and potential noise disturbances may occur in the surrounding area. Holmbäck added that Neste's goal is to ensure fuel distribution to customers while safeguarding the safety and well-being of its employees, service providers, and partners throughout the turnaround process.
