Axens expands SAF with methanol to olefins

Axens, a global provider of process technologies and value‑driven energy solutions based in France, has agreed to acquire Air Liquide’s Methanol to Olefins technology portfolio, including the Lurgi Methanol to Propylene (MTP™) process, to strengthen its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) offering via a Methanol to Jet (MTJ) route. The deal gives Axens a proven, commercial‑scale MTO/MTP™ platform that converts methanol into olefins, which can then be further processed into SAF and other products.

Axens already offers SAF production via its Jetanol® ethanol‑to‑jet process chain. Bringing the Lurgi Methanol to Olefins portfolio under the same umbrella extends Jetanol® to include a methanol‑based pathway, increasing feedstock flexibility and allowing clients to choose between ethanol‑ and methanol‑derived SAF within one technology suite.