Axens
Axens is a planned sustainable aviation fuel project in France. Its announced capacity is 50 thousand tonnes a year (63 million litres, 17 million US gallons), by the Power-to-liquid pathway. It is due to start in 2026. The record was read from the news by the reader (Inspenet, July 21, 2026) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- Axens
- Place
- France
- Pathway
- Power-to-liquid
- Fuel
- sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- planned
- Announced capacity
- 50 thousand tonnes a year · 62.5 million litres · 16.5 million US gallons
- Due to start
- 2026
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: Axens launches France’s first industrial SAF plant (Inspenet, 2026-07-21); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
- Notes
- read from the news on 2026-10-16; not yet checked; pathway from article 2284 (2023-06-26); status from article 6015 (2026-07-16); capacity_mgal, capacity_ml, capacity_kt from article 5962 (2026-07-20)
Other plants and projects recorded with Axens
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axens | France | planned | 50 | 2026 |
In the news latest items naming Axens
- 2026-09-20 Axens and Wison Engineering Partner for eSAF Collaboration Fuel Cells Works
- 2026-09-15 Axens and Wison Engineering sign MOU to advance e-SAF project development Biomass Magazine
- 2026-09-14 Wison Engineering and Axens collaborating on e-SAF project development chemengonline.com
- 2026-09-11 Axens awarded by Expander Energy for FT liquids upgrading technology to produce drop-in second-generation biofuels Biodiesel Magazine
- 2026-09-10 Axens and Wison Engineering sign MoU to advance eSAF project development Hydrocarbon Engineering
- 2026-09-01 Axens to provide technology for Expander Energy’s SAF and renewable diesel projects in Canada ChemEngOnline
- 2026-08-27 Clifford Chance advises lenders on MENA region’s first SAF plant in Egypt Biofuels International Magazine
- 2026-07-23 Axens Launches France?s 1st Industrial-Scale SAF Unit Using Jetanol? Technology Renewable Energy Magazine
- 2026-07-22 Axens launches industrial-scale SAF project in France chemengonline.com
- 2026-07-21 Axens launches France’s first industrial SAF plant Inspenet
- 2026-07-20 Axens launches France’s first industrial scale SAF unit Biofuels International Magazine
- 2026-07-17 Axens launches France’s first industrial-scale SAF unit based on advanced bioethanol using Jetanol technology Ethanol Producer Magazine
- 2026-07-16 France’s Axens to build SAF production plant using bioethanol Renewables Now
- 2026-07-03 Axens Expands SAF Portfolio with Air Liquide’s Proven Methanol-to-Olefins Technology ChemAnalyst
- 2026-06-30 News Extra June 2026 GreenAir News
Capacity is as announced, a year, with tonnes counted at 0.8 kilograms per litre; a plant's own figure may differ. A record "settled by rule" was read from an article by the reader and checked only against the site's rules (a plausible size, a real owner, no duplicate), not by a person. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, Axens: sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/axens-france, retrieved 2026-10-19. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].