March 11, 2025 [SAF Investor]- Leading multi-industry conglomerate Honeywell announced that its Honeywell UOP Ethanol to Jet (ETJ) technology has been selected by Japanese oil company Taiyo Oil for its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project its Okinawa Operations in Japan.
The Okinawa facility will be Honeywell UOP’s first ETJ license and basic engineering design in the Asia Pacific region with a production target of 200m liters per year.
“For more than 40 years, Honeywell has provided Taiyo Oil with key major refining process units for its Shikoku operations, and we are honored to continue this trusted relationship to help the company advance its decarbonization initiatives,” said Barry Glickman, vice president and general manager of Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions.
“As demand for SAF continues to increase, the aviation industry faces challenges posed by the limited availability of conventional SAF feedstocks like vegetable oils, animal fats, and waste oils. Honeywell’s ETJ SAF technology broadens the available feedstock options to help overcome these challenges.”
Taiyo Oil aims to begin operation at the Okinawa site in 2029. The site will be fifth of its kind in the world.
“Taiyo Oil’s initiative represents an important leap forward in increasing the production of SAF,” said Teruaki Sasaki, senior vice president, SAF Business Project, Taiyo Oil. “By leveraging Honeywell’s ETJ SAF technology, we will be in a better position to help fulfil the global aviation sector’s demand and contribute toward the overall decarbonization goals.”
Earlier in February, Taiyo Oil said its Okinawa sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production project has been selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s (METI) “Subsidy for Promotion of Transition to a Decarbonized, Growth-Oriented Economic Structure (SAF Manufacturing and Supply Chain Development Support Project).”
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