Eneos signs SAF supply agreement with American Airlines

Japanese energy giant Eneos Corporation announced that it has signed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) agreement with American Airlines for the sale and purchase of the fuel in Japan.

This will be American Airlines’ first SAF procurement within Japan and will be used by the airline for flights from Haneda to New York. Eneos said it is planning to ensure a steady supply of SAF to the aviation industry. The company produces SAF from used cooking oil.

The company has been in partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation to jointly carry out front end engineering design (FEED) to advance the study of SAF production facility at the former’s Wakayama plant in Arida city of Japan.

The company has been working on the project since 2022 to understand the potential of the project and move it forward to the next stage.

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.

The facility will process used cooking oil, animal fat, and other wastes and byproducts to produce SAF.

Before American Airlines, the company signed SAF supply agreements with Skymark Airlines and Japan Airlines.