Total Energies signs 15-year feedstock deal with Quatra

Total Energies announced June 17 that it has signed a 15-year agreement beginning in 2026 with Quatra for the supply of 60,000 tons a year of European used cooking oil (UCO) to Total Energies’ biorefineries.

According to Total Energies, Quatra is a European market leader in the collection and recycling of UCO.

This deal contributes to secure the feedstock to produce hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Total Energies stated.

Under the terms of the agreement, Quatra will collect UCO directly from restaurants, restaurant chains and industry in France and the rest of Europe.

The oil will then be delivered to Quatra sites for filtering before being shipped to Total Energies’ biorefineries to produce HVO and SAF.

Total Energies has converted its refineries at La Mède in the south of France and Grandpuits near Paris into biorefineries.

• La Mède: The biorefinery at La Mède, launched in 2019, has an annual production capacity of 500,000 tons of biofuel. Through this site, Total Energies is the only producer of HVO in France. This year, La Mède will also produce SAF for airports in the south of France.

• Grandpuits: the site’s conversion into a zero-crude complex includes a biorefinery with an annual production capacity of 230,000 tons of SAF. Commissioning is planned for 2026. Total Energies has partnered with SARIA, the European leader in the collection and reuse of organic waste in the form of sustainable products, which will supply most of the site’s feedstock.

“I am delighted with this strategic agreement with Quatra that contributes to our aim to secure the feedstock we need to produce biofuels in our biorefineries,” said Valérie Goff, the senior vice president of renewable fuels and chemicals at Total Energies. “The development of biofuels is one of our company’s strategic goals. By directly reducing the carbon intensity of the energy products used by our customers, we are actively working with them as part of our net-zero approach, together with society.”

Pol Van Pollaert, Quatra’s co-CEO, added, “At Quatra, we believe in long-term partnerships with leading industrial groups that combine logistics, environmental responsibility and financial viability. The deal between Quatra France and Total Energies is an excellent example of that. By supplying locally collected used cooking oil, we are contributing to a sustainable value chain. That allows us to focus on our core business, which is the efficient collection of used cooking oil across France, allowing Total Energies to turn that valuable resource into biofuel.”

With operations in 10 countries, Quatra specializes in sustainable oil-management solutions for the food and catering industries.

In France, it works with thousands of restaurants, food producers and local authorities to collect UCO according to environmental standards.