Axens buys Air Liquide’s MTP process

Axens has signed an agreement with Air Liquide to acquire its methanol to olefins technology portfolio, including the Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene™ process. The company says that this addition expands its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) portfolio through Axens’ Jetanol® process chain, offering its customers an end-to-end solution for SAF production through the methanol to jet pathway (MTJ).

Axens’ Jetanol® suite currently offers SAF production technologies based on ethanol.

Jacques Rault, Technology EVP of Axens, said: “By integrating Lurgi Methanol to Olefins technology into our Axens portfolio, we are strengthening Axens ability to offer flexible and scalable SAF solutions. This addition complements our existing Jetanol suite and allows us to address a broader range of feedstocks and project configurations, from biomass-based SAF to e-SAF. It reinforces our ambition to provide our customers with the most complete, de-risked and competitive SAF portfolio on the market.”