Eneos Chosen for ‘Support Project for SAF Production, Supply Chain Development’

Green Initiatives Eneos Chosen for ‘Support Project for SAF Production, Supply Chain Development’

2025-02-25 Source: Press release Eneos Corporation 1 min Reading Time

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has selected Eneos Corporation for its ‘Support Project for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production and Supply Chain Development’. The initiative involves the development of a large-scale SAF production facility and the modification of an existing facility at the Eneos Wakayama Plant.

The facility under consideration is expected to produce approximately 300,000 tons of SAF per year from FY2028 onwards, together with bio-naphtha and bio-diesel fuel fractions as byproducts. (Source: Pixabay) — The facility under consideration is expected to produce approximately 300,000 tons of SAF per year from FY2028 onwards, together with bio-naphtha and bio-diesel fuel fractions as byproducts.
(Source: Pixabay)

Tokyo/Japan – Eneos Corporation has been selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s (Meti) “Support Project for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Production and Supply Chain Development,” which supports initiatives to expand the production and supply of SAF.

The initiative selected involves the introduction of large-scale SAF production facility and the modification of existing facility at the Eneos Wakayama Plant. The facility under consideration 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.

As stated in the Eneos Group’s Long-Term Vision, Eneos is taking on the challenge of achieving both a stable supply of energy and materials and the realization of a carbon-neutral society. As part of this effort, Eneos is moving forward with this initiative to build an integrated system for SAF, from raw materials procurement to in-house manufacturing and sales. Eneos will utilize subsidies from Meti to early develop the highly competitive mass production of and a supply chain for SAF in Japan, as well as contribute to the decarbonization of society, starting with the aviation industry.

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