Aurora Renewable Carbon and Ten Damme agree long-term biomass supply for Empyro
- Aurora Renewable Carbon and Ten Damme signed a long-term supply agreement for biomass to Aurora’s Empyro facility.
- Ten Damme will supply sustainably sourced wood residues to be converted into fast pyrolysis bio-oil.
- All supplied biomass will comply with the NTA 8080 sustainability framework, ensuring full traceability.
- Empyro in Hengelo is scheduled to restart operations later this summer and the deal supports the Biorefinery Twente project.
Agreement
Aurora Renewable Carbon and Ten Damme have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of sustainable wood residues to Aurora’s Empyro fast pyrolysis bio-oil plant in Hengelo, which is scheduled to restart operations later this summer.
Supply and compliance
Under the agreement, Ten Damme will supply sustainably sourced biomass feedstock that will be converted at the Empyro facility into fast pyrolysis bio-oil. All biomass supplied under the agreement will comply with the requirements of the NTA 8080 sustainability framework, ensuring full traceability and adherence to strict sustainability criteria for renewable biomass applications.
Strategic context
As a local family-owned company, Ten Damme contributes biomass sourcing, logistics, processing and supply experience. For Aurora, the agreement is a milestone for restarting bio-oil production at Empyro and a step toward the broader Biorefinery Twente project; both parties describe the partnership as the start of a long-term collaboration focused on reliability, sustainability and accelerating the transition to renewable carbon and bio-based specialty chemicals in the Netherlands.
Source: Aurora Renewable Carbon
