LG Chem-Eni select Desmet for S. Korea SAF site

South Korean chaebol LG Chem and Italian energy major Enilive announced that they have signed an agreement with custom-engineering firm Desmet for the construction of biorefinery at LG Chem’s existing site integrated petrochemical complex in Daesan, South Korea.

The state-of-the-art facility will feature cutting-edge technology for producing sustainable aviation fuel. This plant will have an HVO pretreatment, with a plant capacity to enable a production up to 340,000 tons of SAF, bio-diesel and bio-naphtha annually from a variety of waste and used oils & fats feedstocks.

“In collaboration with the main contractor GS Engineering & Construction, we will deliver the HVO pretreatment plant in Daesan, South Korea,” said Desmet in a statement.

LG Chem and Eni signed a joint venture agreement to develop the biorefinery in January 2024.