(Finance) – MAIREa group listed on Euronext Milan and active in the transformation of natural resources, announced that its subsidiary NEXTCHEM (in turn through MyRechemical) has been selected by DG Fuels Louisiana to supply the Process Design Package of a plant for the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)currently in development in St. James Parish, Louisiana (USA).
The plant, which should be operational in 2028will produce 350,000 tonnes per year of derived SAF from agricultural waste and waste, we read in a note. MyRechemical has been selected as the technology licensor of the gasification and gas treatment units capable of treating 1,000,000 tons per year of waste deriving from sugar cane and the extraction residue resulting from its processing. The process represents the first step in the production of SAF.
“The award is a great one recognition of our efforts to implement and industrialize Waste-to-Chemicals solutions developed by NEXTCHEM – Alessandro Bernini, CEO of the MAIRE Group – The industry is rewarding our experience and our commitment to technologies to support decarbonisation. Being selected for this strategic project confirms that our technology is well positioned in a competitive market like that of the United States, where circularity is playing a key role in achieving carbon footprint reduction objectives.”