Stanlow, UK, 3 October 2024: EET Fuels, owner of the Stanlow refinery, is pleased to confirm it has successfully agreed USD$650 million in receivable financing and trade credit financing facilities in this quarter.
This demonstrates market confidence in the Company’s decarbonisation strategy. EET Fuels is setting a new global benchmark for industrial decarbonisation, becoming the first low carbon process refinery as it will reduce emissions by 95% by the close of the decade. Industrial carbon capture and use of blue hydrogen are at the heart of the Company’s strategy.
The facilities secured to support this strategy include:-
EET Fuels’ continuing operational improvement and delivery of its energy transition strategy, including the creation of a major UK energy transition hub at Stanlow, is central to these new relationships.
The new facilities widen EET Fuels’ strategic and financing partnerships including with major European banks and established trading partners. This enables the Company to also develop customer offerings, growing relationships and sales volumes. The new financing facilities further strengthen EET Fuels’ balance sheet.
Satish Vasooja, Chief Financial Officer at EET Fuels, commented:
“This is an excellent outcome for EET Fuels. Knowing our decarbonisation strategy has the backing of major financing partners, we can continue to develop and invest in our business with confidence.”
Tarun Naruka, Head of Corporate and Structured Finance at EET Fuels, commented:
“These new facilities strengthen our balance sheet, adding flexibility to our financing arrangements and demonstrate that major financing partners are aligned to our core strategy, including cost optimisation and continued performance improvement.”
