NextChem recieves gasification technology contract for SAF facility

NextChem, a Marie Tecnimont company based in Milan, through its subsidiary My Rechemical, has been selected by DG Fuels Louisiana to provide its gasification technology for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility under development in St. James Parish, Louisiana.

The facility, expected to be operational by 2028, will produce 350,000 tons per year of SAF derived from biomasses and waste resources. MyRechemical has been selected as a technology licensor for a gasification unit and a gas treatment unit able to process one million tons per year of bagasse and sugar cane trash and pulp, representing the first step for SAF production.

Gasification technology used to transform synthetic gas into valuable products plays a pivotal role within NextChem’s technology portfolio, the company says.

“The award is a strong recognition of our efforts to implement and industrialize the waste-to-chemicals solutions developed by NextChem,” says Alessandro Bernini, CEO of Italy-based Marie. “The industry is rewarding our expertise and commitment to technologies that support the global decarbonization roadmap. Having been selected for this strategic project confirms that our technology is best positioned in a competitive market such as the US, where circularity is playing a key role in achieving carbon footprint reduction targets.”

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DG Fuels, the parent of DG Fuels Louisiana, is a Washington-based company engaged in renewable hydrogen and biogenic-based, synthetic low-emissions aviation fuel. The company has established several partnerships and offtake agreements with major global airlines and is currently developing its first SAF facility.

The SAF facility meets the requirements set in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Fuels & Products Shot initiative aimed at decarbonizing the aviation sector through the industrialization of SAF. Additionally, SAF derived from biomass or waste resources is eligible under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation established by the International Civil Aviation Organization to reduce the carbon offsetting requirements of airlines.

“We are very happy to formalize our agreement to use the NextChem gasification technology in our first zero carbon SAF production facility,” says Michael Darcy, CEO and chairman for DG Fuels. “NextChem’s superior technology, extremely strong engineering capabilities and unquestioned financial wherewithal make them the ideal partner in our efforts to decarbonize the aviation industry.”

DG Fuels has previously announced agreements with aviation leaders for SAF development and supply, including Air France KLM, Delta, Airbus and GE Aviation.