Company profile
St1 Biofuels Oy was established in 2006 as a subsidiary of the Finnish energy company St1 Oy with a goal of creating a sustainable bioethanol production concept that could be utilized widely.
Since then, the company has pioneered in waste-based bioethanol production with several plants built. The expertise of St1 Biofuels lies within biochemical processes, technology development, engineering, and project delivery. The core idea is to replace fossil fuels in a profitable and sustainable way by combining own and third-party technology.
St1 Biofuels produces bioethanol for transportation from waste and process residues. Using waste as feedstock offers a concrete way to reduce harmful fossil emissions in traffic and to provide new methods of waste management. Our ongoing research and development projects increase the capacity of bioethanol production as new feedstock and plant technologies become available.
Company milestones
| 2006 | St1 Biofuels was established | |
| 2007 | The first Etanolix® plant was opened in Lappeenranta | |
| 2008 | April | The Etanolix® method received the Finnish Chemical Industry Associations Innovation Award |
| 2008 | June | An ethanol dehydration plant was opened in Hamina |
| 2008 | Dec | The Etanolix® method received silver in the EEP's Environmental Innovation contest |
| 2008 | Dec | The Etanolix® method received the national INNOFINLAND award patronized by the President of Finland |
| 2009 | April | St1 launched RE85, the new ethanol biofuel made from waste ethanol |
| 2009 | Nov | The RE85 fuel won first prize in the product category in the Environmental Prizes for Enterprises competition organized by the Association of Environmental Enterprises. |
| 2010 | May | The first Bionolix™ plant was opened in Hämeenlinna |
| 2010 | Sep | The laboratory facilities were moved to Jokioinen |
| 2011 | Feb | St1 launched RED95 ethanol-diesel fuel blend for trucks and buses |
| 2011 | June | Etanolix® plant with a capacity of approx. 7 million liters was opened in Jokioinen |
| 2011 | Nov | St1 Biofuels Oy received ISO9001:2008 certification for its Quality Management System covering all operations of the company |
| 2012 | May | A pilot plant using cellulosic material as feedstock was opened in Jokioinen |
| 2012 | Nov | The biogas plant was integrated with the Bionolix™ plant in Hämeenlinna |
