KMG and LanzaJet to complete in 2025 feasibility study for aviation fuel production project in KazakhstanThe feasibility study for the construction of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Kazakhstan will have been finalized by the end of 2025, National Company KazMunayGas JSC (KMG) said in a Monday press release.The feasibility study follows an agreement that was earlier signed by KazMunayGas-Aero, a subsidiary of KMG, the U.S.-based LanzaJet and Kazakhstan’s KazFoodProducts."The pre-feasibility study phase was successfully completed last year, and the main phase of the feasibility study is expected to be concluded by the end of 2025. The study is aimed to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the project, to select the most suitable region [where the project will be implemented], to determine production volumes and to consider all other aspects necessary for making a final investment decision," the press release says.In August 2024, LanzaJet and KMG signed a memorandum of cooperation to launch the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Kazakhstan. Later the project was joined by BioOperations, which is part of KazFoodProducts LLP and which specializes in the production of bioethanol from wheat.KazMunayGas-Aero LLP, organized in 2014 as a subsidiary of National Company KazMunayGas JSC, is the single supplier of TS-1/RT jet fuel for the armed forces of Kazakhstan and also the centralized supplier of gasoline, diesel fuel, mazut and aviation fuel.Kazakhstan-based BioOperations plant, located in the town of Taiynsha in the North Kazakhstan region, specializes in deep grain processing. It is part of KazFoodProducts Group. The plant produces bioethanol from vegetable feedstock, which is used as an additive to fuel, making it more environmentally friendly. The company exports bioethanol to the EU and the United Kingdom. The plant started its operation in 2006, but production stopped in 2010 and wasn’t resumed until 2018.LanzaJet, which was founded in 2020 by LanzaTech, Suncor and Mitsui, with additional investments from the US Department of Energy and All Nippon Airways, developed a certified “alcohol-to-jet” (ATJ) technology to produce SAF from ethanol. The company has long-term SAF supply agreements with major airlines, including All Nippon Airways, British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic. LanzaJet’s ATJ technology can process ethanol from any biological or non-biological feedstock, cutting greenhouse gas emissions by up to 95% while improving energy efficiency. (ICE ALMATY)

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