- TotalEnergies and Sinopec will develop an SAF unit production in China.
- The facility will produce 230,000 tons of SAF annually.
TotalEnergies and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) have signed an agreement to jointly develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) unit production at a Sinopec refinery in China.
The facility, co-owned by Sinopec and TotalEnergies, will produce 230,000 tons of SAF per year. It will process local waste like cooking oils and animal fats. Sinopec has its own SAF production technology, SRJET.
TotalEnergies, a leading SAF producer in Europe, will bring its expertise. Yongsheng Ma, the chairman of the Sinopec Group, said the collaboration aligns with their low-carbon strategy. Patrick Pouyanné, TotalEnergies Chairman and CEO, highlighted the importance of the partnership in meeting aviation’s carbon reduction needs.
TotalEnergies aims to produce 1.5 million tons of annual SAF by 2030.