Deliveries of the new truck will begin at the end of Q1 2023, from INEOS Inovyn’s PVC production plant in Tavaux to Benvic’s plant in Dijon.

Around 60 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) will be saved every year and from April, emissions from deliveries will be reduced to zero.

To make this possible, INEOS Inovyn partnered with Benvic and industrial logistics company GCA Trans Service to produce a new hydrogen-powered truck.

The truck is based on a DAF chassis in which the diesel motor will be replaced by hydrogen fuel cells, and it will be refuelled at a local station in Dijon providing 100% green hydrogen, with a 500km range between two refills.

Geir Tuft, CEO of INEOS Inovyn, said, “This is a historical moment for our company. The use of hydrogen trucks for product deliveries is a key part of our sustainability roadmap which aims to drastically reduce our CO2 footprint over the next few years. The Tavaux truck will be leading the way, and we have already planned similar projects with other customers in Benelux.”

Luc Mertens, CEO of Benvic said the initiative “is a perfect fit” with all its ESG actions, and improves the environmental performance of its product. He said, “We work continuously to innovate our range of sustainable compounds in every way and logistics is a key factor so we very proud to be one of the first INEOS Inovyn partners to engage in hydrogen-based technology for our deliveries.”

All customers and partners are welcomed to join the initiative and work together with INEOS Inovyn to ensure CO2-free deliveries across sites.

Tuft added, “Supplying hydrogen to the transport market is a key step in our new INEOS Hydrogen business strategy which also includes new hydrogen production from water electrolysis, as well as hydrogen storage and development of downstream supply into chemicals.”