Renewable fuel company Tangshan Jinlihai Biotechnology – a subsidiary of the Tangshan Jinlihai Group – has selected process technology specialist Topsoe Hydroflex to provide technology for its planned sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in China.
Renewable fuel company Tangshan Jinlihai Biotechnology – a subsidiary of the Tangshan Jinlihai Group – has selected process technology specialist Topsoe Hydroflex to provide technology for its planned sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in China.
Located in the Caofeidian Petrochemical Industry Base in Tangshan, Hebei province, construction of the US$210M facility was expected to start in the second half of this year, with operations due to start in the second half of 2028, the company said on 23 January.
As part of the agreement, Topsoe said it would supply Tangshan Jinlihai with its Hydroflex technology and related services.
When operating at full capacity, Topsoe’s technology was expected to reduce CO2 emissions from the plant by approximately 700,000 tonnes, the company said.
The plant would use waste oil as feedstock to produce SAF, Aijun Li, chairman of Tangshan Jinlihai, said.
Headquartered in Denmark, Topsoe is a developer and supplier of decarbonisation technology, catalysts and services for the energy transition sector.
HydroFlex converts fats, oils and greases into drop-in renewable jet fuel and diesel and can be used in both grassroots units and revamps for co-processing or fully renewable applications.
Tangshan Jinlihai Group is active in the petroleum, automobile, biodiesel, industry, chemical, tourism and other sectors.
According to International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates, SAF production will have more than doubled in 2025 compared to 2024, reaching 2.1M tonnes (2.7bn litres), or 0.7% of total global jet fuel production.
To remain on track for net zero by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s Net Zero Scenario suggested that over 10% of fuel consumption in aviation would need to be SAF by 2030.
