LanzaTech, SEKISUI to scale up waste-to-ethanol plants in Japan news Fayaz Hussain 4 Sep 24 0 LanzaTech announced a significant partnership with Japanese firm SEKISUI Chemical to deploy multiple commercial-scale waste-to-ethanol plants across Japan. The collaboration aims to transform municipal solid… Read more
Idemitsu targets SAF production at Tokuyama site by 2028-29 news Fayaz Hussain 5 Aug 24 0 Japanese refiner Idemitsu is planning to begin SAF production at Tokuyama by April 2028-March 2029 to meet domestic demand. The company said it will begin… Read more
Japan working on stricter SAF production rules news Fayaz Hussain 28 Jun 24 0 Japan is working on developing stricter set of rules for domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producers in order to ensure the renewable fuel production contributes… Read more
IHI, ISCE to install CO2-to-SAF pilot in Singapore news Fayaz Hussain 24 Jun 24 0 Japanese research institute IHI Corporation and Singapore’s Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE) announced that they have partnered up to install a… Read more
Fujifilm signs up to Japan’s ‘Fry to Fly’ project for SAF production news Fayaz Hussain 20 Jun 24 0 Japanese business transformation firm Fujifilm Business Innovation Corporation announced that it will participate in the ‘Fry to Fly Project’ by collecting used cooking oil from… Read more
Japan’s Eneos signs UCO deal with restaurant operator news Fayaz Hussain 30 May 24 0 Japanese energy major Eneos Corporation announced that it has signed used cooking oil (UCO) purchase agreement with local firm Chikaranomoto Holdings which operates food-related businesses… Read more
Japan’s Kakuyasu to collect used cooking oil for SAF news Fayaz Hussain 23 May 24 0 Japanese firm Kakuyasu, operating in the alcohol, beverages and food segment, announced initiative to recycle waste cooking oil from households and restaurants for sustainable aviation… Read more
Japan’s Daio Paper to develop biorefinery news Fayaz Hussain 16 May 24 0 Japanese paper manufacturer Daio Paper announced that they are partnering with domestic biorefinery specialist Green Earth Institute (GEI) to develop and test biorefinery technology by… Read more
Idemitsu, Zen-Noh Grain join hands for SAF feedstock supply news Fayaz Hussain 12 Apr 24 0 Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan said that it has signed an agreement with US-based Zen-Noh Grain to build a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply chain including… Read more
SAF gains traction in Japan and South Korea opinion Fayaz Hussain 6 Apr 24 0 Japan’s ENEOS Corporation has big SAF ambitions. It is already the largest oil and gas company in the country. The 188-year-old business is aiming for… Read more
Tokyo Metropolitan to assess waste-to-SAF potential news Fayaz Hussain 5 Apr 24 0 The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) said that it is conducting a feasibility study to ascertain the potential of turning municipal waste into sustainable aviation fuel… Read more