Japan's Mitsubishi and Eneos to mass-produce cleaner jet fuel

Mitsubishi Corp. and Eneos Holdings on Monday jointly announced that they will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which significantly cuts down on carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft. The companies will as soon as 2027 establish a domestic supply chain that handles everything from procurement of raw materials to manufacturing and distribution. With aviation decarbonization regulations becoming more stringent around the world and competition for SAF picking up, the two companies aim to reduce their dependence on imports by establishing their own system for mass production. The Japanese government has set a goal of replacing 10% of aviation fuel used annually (about 1.3 billion liters) with SAF by 2030. The plan is to build a facility to receive SAF at Chubu International Airport in the fall of 2022. All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have partially introduced SAF but are still dependent on imports. Story has more. <br/>