Vivergo Fuels is a UK biofuels producer operating a large-scale wheat-to-bioethanol facility at Saltend Chemicals Park near Hull, East Yorkshire. Established in 2007 and originally formed as a joint venture between AB Sugar, BP, and DuPont, the company manufactures fuel-grade bioethanol for petrol blending and co-produces high-protein animal feed (DDGS).
The plant sources mainly feed-grade wheat from farms across northern and eastern England. Using fermentation and distillation, it converts grain into bioethanol while capturing co-products for animal nutrition. Its scale makes Vivergo a significant domestic buyer of UK wheat and a supplier to both the road-fuels and livestock sectors.
Vivergo’s bioethanol provides lower lifecycle greenhouse-gas emissions than conventional petrol, contributing to UK renewable transport fuel policies such as E10. The Saltend location offers proximity to the UK’s grain belt, established utilities, and road and marine logistics within the Humber industrial cluster.