Axens to provide Vegan Technology to Haike Chemicals for its SAF project in China
In France, Axens said that Shandong Haike Chemical Co., a Chinese refining and petrochemical company, has selected Axens’ Vegan technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by retrofitting its existing assets.
Vegan technology is a second-generation hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) solution which processes up to 100% of any kind of lipid, including wastes from agriculture and food industry to produce renewable fuels that are able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% compared with a conventional jet fuel production scheme, Axens said.
This new contract with Haike Chemicals is Axens’ first reference for its Vegan technology in Asia.
SAF will play a key role for the aviation industry as we transition to a low carbon world, but it requires immediate action to scale up production in cost competitive quantities and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Our new contract with Haike Chemicals allows us to take our Vegan® technology to the next level, paving the way for industrial development of the latest generation of SAF, not only in China but also in the rest of the world,” said Jacques Rault, Axens Technology and Technical Support Executive VP.
Category: SAF
