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.

The company positions the MTJ route as part of a broader SAF portfolio aimed at optimising project economics, securing feedstock and intermediate supply chains, and “future‑proofing” investment strategies as SAF mandates and demand grow. For B2B readers, the key point is that Axens, as an established process licensor, can now offer an integrated chain from methanol through olefins to jet fuel, using a well‑established, industrially proven MTP™ platform.