Neste to invest over €400 million in Porvoo refinery maintenance turnaround

Neste will conduct an approximately nine-week maintenance turnaround at its Porvoo refinery between August and October. Fuel deliveries to customers will continue throughout the maintenance turnaround.

The refinery turnaround will ensure the plant’s safety, availability and competitiveness. The turnaround will focus on tasks that require a refinery shutdown, including statutory inspections, routine maintenance, and asset improvement initiatives. Maintenance turnarounds are typically held at an interval of two-and-a-half to three years.

“This is a major project with a total estimated cost of over €400 million. A total of around 7,500 people will participate in the work. Around 1,000 of them are Neste's own employees, and the rest are experts from more than a hundred different contractor companies. Over 80% of the selected contractor companies are Finnish,” said Jim Holmbäck, director, turnarounds.

Specialised experts from various fields, such as catalyst professionals, will arrive in Finland from countries including Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the UK.

The turnaround will have no impact on customer deliveries. Security of supply is guaranteed by producing and storing goods in advance, which enables uninterrupted sales and distribution even during maintenance work. The Kilpilahti port and the Porvoo distribution terminal will operate normally throughout the turnaround.

“Neste's goal is to ensure fuel distribution to customers as well as the safety and well-being of employees, service providers and partners throughout the turnaround,” added Holmbäck.