SAF - IFFW Review (Page 4)

France's First Structured Carbon-to-Fuel Chain Takes Shape at Marseille

H4 Marseille Fos secured 50% of its biogenic CO2 needs from cement plant emissions via Rhône Décarbonation, France's first structured CCU chain. It follows a 16 July EDF power deal. The project targets 75,000 tonnes of e-SAF annually with FID expected 2028.

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/ 2 Aug 2026

France's First Structured Carbon-to-Fuel Chain Takes Shape at Marseille

FatHopes Energy Signs Second 200,000-Tonne Feedstock Deal in a Month

FatHopes Energy signed a feedstock partnership with UCO Trading, targeting over 200,000 tonnes of used cooking oil annually via a global sourcing network. It's the Malaysian SAF developer's second such deal in weeks, following a China-focused MoU with MotionECO for the same volume.

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/ 1 Aug 2026

FatHopes Energy Signs Second 200,000-Tonne Feedstock Deal in a Month

How Uzbekistan's SAF Gets to Market: Rail to the Black Sea, Then a Ship

Allied Biofuels signed a logistics deal with Pro Logistic Services to export SAF from its landlocked Uzbekistan complex via rail through the Trans-Caspian route to Black Sea and Baltic ports, then marine tanker onward. It follows Sinopec's FEED contract, with FID still pending.

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/ 27 Jul 2026

How Uzbekistan's SAF Gets to Market: Rail to the Black Sea, Then a Ship

Axens Launches France's First Industrial-Scale Bioethanol SAF Project

Axens launched ERA, France's first industrial-scale SAF unit using bioethanol, targeting 50,000 tonnes annually by 2030 via Jetanol technology developed with IFPEN. CEO Quentin Debuisschert framed it as a sovereignty project, building a domestic value chain independent of imports.

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/ 26 Jul 2026

Axens Launches France's First Industrial-Scale Bioethanol SAF Project

Air Canada and Airbus Launch Joint SAF Investment Platform at Farnborough

Air Canada and Airbus launched a jointly funded SAF Co-Investment Platform, targeting CAD 13.7 million to advance a Canadian SAF project toward FID. An industry-commissioned study projects scaling SAF to 40% of Canada's fuel demand by 2040 could add CAD 32 billion to GDP.

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/ 25 Jul 2026

Air Canada and Airbus Launch Joint SAF Investment Platform at Farnborough

Velocys Doubles Reactor Capacity to Make FT-Based SAF Plants Cheaper to Build

Velocys launched the AlphaCore 400 microchannel reactor, roughly doubling capacity per unit while cutting FT unit cost, the first step in a roadmap to scale SAF production. The design targets larger, centralised facilities rather than smaller distributed plants FT has traditionally suited.

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/ 19 Jul 2026

Velocys Doubles Reactor Capacity to Make FT-Based SAF Plants Cheaper to Build

Sinopec Completes CNAF Takeover, Merging China's SAF Production and Distribution

Sinopec completed its takeover of China National Aviation Fuel Group, integrating refining and distribution as jet fuel demand is projected to hit 75 million tonnes by 2040. Critics warn it could squeeze private SAF producers; analysts expect it to accelerate SAF expansion.

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/ 17 Jul 2026

Sinopec Completes CNAF Takeover, Merging China's SAF Production and Distribution

UK Sets Timeline for Its SAF Price-Guarantee Mechanism

The UK's DfT published its allocation strategy for the Revenue Certainty Mechanism, a contract-for-difference scheme helping SAF producers reach FID. SAF AR1 opens Q1 2027, targeting up to 230,000 tonnes of capacity, funded through a levy on aviation fuel suppliers.

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/ 16 Jul 2026

UK Sets Timeline for Its SAF Price-Guarantee Mechanism

SAF Gets a Line in China's Sweeping New Ecological Plan

China's "Beautiful China" 15th Five-Year Plan targets a 7-10% emissions cut below peak by 2035. Within its transport measures: calls to develop SAF and advance CCUS, alongside airport electrification and port shore power, plans that typically trigger ministry-level policy within years.

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/ 15 Jul 2026

SAF Gets a Line in China's Sweeping New Ecological Plan

Sinopec Bets on Central Asia for Its First Overseas SAF Plant

Sinopec Engineering signed a FEED contract with Uzbekistan's Allied Biofuels to design Central Asia's first integrated SAF complex, combining biomass-based SAF and e-SAF using sorghum, rice husks and solar power, targeting Central Asian, Middle Eastern and European markets.

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/ 12 Jul 2026

Sinopec Bets on Central Asia for Its First Overseas SAF Plant

Pertamina and Boeing Sign MOU to Build Indonesia's SAF Industry

Indonesia's Pertamina signed an MOU with Boeing to develop a domestic SAF industry, covering feedstock, technology and policy. Pertamina's SAF work draws on used cooking oil via Cilacap, a separate feedstock pool from the palm-oil-based B50 mandate, reducing cross-sector competition.

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/ 11 Jul 2026

Pertamina and Boeing Sign MOU to Build Indonesia's SAF Industry

SIA Holds the Line on SAF as Middle East Fuel Shock Bites

Singapore Airlines reaffirmed its SAF commitment despite a Middle East-driven fuel cost shock, continuing its voluntary SAF trial with Scoot and Changi Airport Group even as CAAS deferred the mandatory levy's start date. SIA has hedged 47% of expected fuel needs but hasn't reintroduced surcharges.

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/ 5 Jul 2026

SIA Holds the Line on SAF as Middle East Fuel Shock Bites