By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : February 24, 2025 9:29 pm
The facility is expected to produce approximately 300,000 tons (400,000 KL) of SAF per year from FY2028 onwards
ENEOS Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have agreed to jointly conduct a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) to advance the study of Sustainable Aviation Fuel SAF) production facility at the ENEOS Wakayama Plant in Arida City, Japan.
ENEOS has been studying the feasibility of such a facility since 2022. To advance this study to the next stage, ENEOS and MC, who have been jointly assessing the feasibility on the commercialization of SAF, will work together on the FEED.
ENEOS has an established sales network, manufacturing and refining technologies and the expertise in feedstock procurement, while MC has expertise in the procurement of feedstock in Japan and around the world. By combining each companies' respective strengths, ENEOS and MC will accelerate the study with the aim of developing large-scale production of SAF in Japan.
The facility, subject to the result of the FEED, is expected to produce approximately 300,000 tons (400,000 KL) of SAF per year from FY2028 onwards, together with bio-naphtha and bio-diesel fuel fractions as byproducts. Its feedstock will include used cooking oil, animal fat, and other wastes and byproducts.