# Bilfinger signs 6-year maintenance contract for UPM Biochemicals biorefinery in Leuna

Bilfinger has signed a 6-year framework agreement with UPM Biochemicals for maintenance of the new biorefinery in Leuna, Germany. The plant produces biochemicals from hardwood and will produce 220,000 tonnes of basic chemicals annually.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-05-26
- Where: Leuna, Germany
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 220,000 tonnes per year
- Products: biochemicals, Bio-Monoethylenglykol (BioMEG), Bio-Monopropylenglykol (BioMPG), renewable functional fillers (RFF)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Bilfinger](https://endata.com/companies/2448.md)
- [UPM Biochemicals](https://endata.com/companies/62905.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [leunaecho.de](https://www.leunaecho.de/bilfinger-ist-instandhaltungspartner-fuer-bioraffinerie-von-upm-biochemicals/), 2025-05-26: "Mit unserer Bioraffinerie in Leuna leisten wir weltweite Pionierarbeit, die es ermöglicht, die Chemieproduktion neu zu denken."

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